My Brother, My Enemy

by George Victor Bishop

Period Fiction This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0840759533
• ISBN13: 9780840759535
• Release Date: December 1985
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
• Length: 214 Pages

Customer Reviews

My Brother, My Enemy

I read this great book called My Brother, My Enemy by Madge Harrah. This book is about a boy named Matt whose family was killed by susquehannok Indians. Matt is a young Virginian who lives next to a forest. It turns out Matt?s best friend named Naoken is a member of the susquhaennok tribe. Matt then decides he wants revenge on Naokan because he found his arrows all around their cabin. To get the revenge he joined an army of plantation owners organized by Nathaniel Bacon. Matt had a problem because he found out that Naokan tried to stop the massacre and he was now a prisoner of Bacon?s army. Now Matt has to choose between getting revenge and helping his friend escape. I like this book because it has many qualities such as it is partly suspenseful, exciting, and sad. It?s suspenseful when Matt finds Naokan and his sister Pomanah hiding in the bushes and you?re wondering if Matt will let them escape or turn them in. It happened while Matt was a member of general Bacon?s army and invading the Susquehannok camp. The book also had some very exciting parts like when Matt was trying to free Naokan and Pomanah during the war. One was when Matt went to court twice, the first time they said he was innocent, and the second time he was sentenced to be hung. He also marched with Bacon?s army to Jamestown. Another exciting part was when Matt and Bacon?s army invaded Noakan?s tribe . Finally, Matt and one of Bacons men named Hansford came up with a great plan to free the prisoners. Finally it was sad when Matt came home and his family was dead. The theme or message from the author of this book deals with the topic of following your heart and doing the right thing in the face of tragedies. One way the author emphasizes this theme is when Matt?s dad tells him, ?Do what you think is right.? Another example happened when Matt had to make a choice of freeing his Indian friends from Bacon?s army. It also emphasized the theme when Matt's family was killed and he decided to join Bacon?s army to fight the Indians who were massacring the settlers. I would recommend this book because I could count tons of great reasons to read My Brother, My Enemy.