New Friends in a New Land

by Judith Bauer Stamper

First published 1992

Damaris, a Pilgrim girl newly arrived from England, is afraid of her unfamiliar Plymouth home. As she and the other Pilgrims struggle to adapt, they forge unexpected bonds with their Native American neighbors. Together, they celebrate a bountiful Thanksgiving feast, finding common ground and friendship in their new shared land.

Genres: historical-fiction, native-american, thanksgiving

Vibes: emotional, intimate

Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family

Setting: Massachusetts

Period: New Plymouth, 1620-1691

32 pages · Paperback · Steck-Vaughn Co

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