In this second book about Elizabeth Barker and the Jamestown colony, the settlers are facing very hard times. Captain John Smith has taken a ship back to England to get more supplies because their food is running out. Without his leadership, some of the settlers begin to steal food, while others try to help their neighbors that are starving and sick. Lizzie's mother falls ill, too, and Lizzie is worried that her little sister Abigail won't live through the winter. She asks her Indian friend Pocahontas for help. Will Lizzie and her family survive? Will Captain Smith come back with the food and medicine the colony needs? Read Elizabeth's Diary to find out what happens to the Jamestown colony.