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Down Ryton Water

by Eva Roe Gaggin · 1941

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A work of historical fiction for children, telling the story of the Separatists of Scrooby and the Pilgrim Fathers, through the first-person narrative of young Matt Over.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
colonial Americacolonial AmericaMore like thisLess of thisMassachusettsMassachusettsMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
medium · 369 pages

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