Nine year-old Elizabeth has traveled with her family from England to Jamestown, Virginia. After the disastrous sea crossing, during which a hurricane destroyed or rerouted five of their nine ships, Elizabeth is happy to be on dry land. She goes between happy and unhappy due to her twin not being there from who she stole the book she writes in, their house not being finished, people not being respectful, and fights with the Indians who she likes. But together with her parents, she begins to build a new life in the Jamestown settlement, befriending Captain John Smith and 13-year-old Pocahontas.
