title: Return to the Island (Island Trilogy)
author:  Gloria Whelan 
description: Grade 4-6-Whelan writes a convincing third novel in her series about a young woman who lived during the early 1800s on an island between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Mary returns to Michilimackinac after a visit to her sister in England. The beauty of an island she knows intimately; the strong roots of the family farm; and the bond she shares with a special friend, White Hawk, are all reasons for her excitement about returning home. To her disappointment, his commitment to his tribe at L'Arbre Croche leaves him little time to spend with her. The plot gets most interesting when a suitor Mary met in her travels comes to the island with the hope of winning her heart; readers are kept wondering if the adventurous young woman will choose to stay home with a Native leader or return to England to marry the son of a duchess. Throughout, the author deftly integrates history into the novel. This book stands on its own as small hints are dropped throughout the story about events that took place in the earlier titles.<br /><i>Carrie Lynn Cooper, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond </i><br />Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  # The Orphan's Island
  
  
  ## An unmissable compelling historical novel
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Kate Hewitt
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # Books by Kate Hewitt
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Amherst Island Trilogy
  
  
  [_The Orphan’s Island_](https://geni.us/B08M48RCBYendmatter2)
  
  
  [_Dreams of the Island_](https://geni.us/B08M48DR4Dendmatter2)
  
  
  [_Return to the Island_](https://geni.us/B08M4BPTBBendmatter2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Far Horizons Trilogy
  
  
  [_The Heart Goes On_](https://geni.us/B08D3TDCDQendmatter2)
  
  
  [_Her Rebel Heart_](https://geni.us/B08D3W1LWQendmatter2)
  
  
  [_This Fragile Heart_](https://geni.us/B08D3WD7ZLendmatter2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Standalone Novels
  
  
  [_The Girl From Berlin_](https://geni.us/B08QPZG2G3endmatter2)
  
  
  [_When You Were Mine_](https://geni.us/B08G8WB8NQendmatter2)
  
  
  [_Into the Darkest Day_](https://geni.us/B085QHKRQ2endmatter2)
  
  
  [_A Hope for Emily_](https://geni.