Mary, Remember, and Bartholomew are among the pilgrims who survive the harsh early years in America and see New Plymouth grow into a prosperous colony.

All the other villagers tell Mini that she is too small to help them with their chores, but she is not too small to be kind to another girl she meets.

Squanto recounts how in 1614 he was captured by the British, sold into slavery in Spain, and ultimately returned to the New World to become a guide and friend for the colonists.

During a class field trip to a Pilgrim village recreation, Katie finds herself replacing an actor playing a Pilgrim and, later, when her family goes to New York City, she becomes a clown in the Thanksgiving Day parade.

David, a boy who thinks modern Thanksgivings are boring, imagines being at Plymouth Colony and celebrating the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.

Sarah leaves her home in Holland to travel on the Mayflower.

"Charlie Brown and friends are headed to Camp New World to see what life was like for the pilgrims. Lucy can't wait to get all dressed up. Sally can't wait to pick flowers. Linus is looking forward to fishing. But when the Peanuts gang arrives at Camp New World, they discover everything is a lot harder than they thought! Can everyone work together to plan a feast just like the pilgrims' Thanksgiving?"--

John and Sarah Smythe set out from Holland with their parents to be colonists in the New World.