An Introduction to Mary Campbell    

    May 11, 1759. On the morning of Mary Campbell's twelfth birthday, her life takes a terrifying turn. She is kidnapped by the fearsome Delaware Indians and taken from her family in Pennsylvania, all the way to Delaware on foot.  Mary refuses to adopt any of the Delaware ways, and hold on to the memory of her family as tightly as she does her dreams of escape. But to survive, she must pretend to be learning and enjoying, not planning to flee. As the seasons change, Mary realizes with surprise that she is no longer pretending. When at last she has the chance to leave her new family, she is no longer sure she wants to return to the life of indoor chores and heavily starched clothes. Is she Mary Campbell or Woman-Who-Saved-The-Corn? The time has come to decide.