num_pages: 117
description: The inspiring classic that 
  The
 
  New Yorker
 called "an exciting tale [with] top-notch writing," about one girl facing harsh conditions and huge responsibility as she brings her family to the American colonies. Featuring a heroine with faith, courage, and a great deal of grit, this acclaimed historical fiction novel portrays the realities faced by three children hoping to find a new home in an unknown land.Amanda Freebold doesn't know what to do. Her father left three years ago for the new colony of Jamestown in America, thousands of miles away. But now that her mother has died, Amanda is left to take care of her younger brother and sister all alone back in England.As the new head of the family, Amanda finally decides to take her brother and sister to America to find Father. The ocean crossing is long and hard, and the children don't know whom to trust. But with her father's little brass lion's head to guard them, Amanda knows that somehow everything will work out.
language: English
title: A Lion to Guard Us
titlecomplete: A Lion to Guard Us
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Juvenile, School, Middle Grade, Chapter Books, American History, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 2463
places: Virginia, Atlantic Ocean, Jamestown, Virginia
publisher: HarperCollins