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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780590446518
ISBN number: 0590446517
Label: Scholastic Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 240
Printing Date: March 01, 1991
Publishing house: Scholastic Paperbacks
Age index: Young Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 179887
Studio: Scholastic Paperbacks
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Left alone after the deaths of her father and brother, who take opposite sides in the War of Independence, Sarah Bishop flees from the British who seek to arrest her and struggles to shape a new life for herself in the wilderness.
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This book was really boring. It's a historical novel about a fifteen year old girl during revolutionary times. It drags on and on as she basically flees from one place to another. The characters are not developed very well and Sarah does not really establish connections or relationships with anyone. The places where there should be more details and back story there is none and scenes that are not really relevant to the plot there is too much detail. Overall, I didn't think this book was interesting or well written and the only good thing I can say about it is it's historically accurate but the story itself was too dull to keep my interest.
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I had to read this book for school.
IT IS SO BORING.
Don't read it, save your time.
It is also so pointless.
I mean, there is this 15 year old girl in Revolutionary times, she runs away to a cave, goes somewhere else, and on and on and on!!!
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.
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Sarah Bishop is a young girl of 15 in New York during the Revolutionary times who loses her brother and father. She ends up roaming the country side alone, running from the "red coats". The "red coats" are British soldiers who are after Sarah. Sarah was accused of a crime involving the slashing of buckets that were used to put out fires. Sarah happened to come upon a knife used for this crime and, thinking that it was valuable, she picked it up. Sarah is later accused of witchcraft because her hair was short. She had sold her hair to the wig makers for extra money. Sarah has many adventures. Some are dangerous, some teach her important lessons, and others just get her into more trouble. Towards the end of the novel, Sarah realizes how much courage and bravery was needed for the things that she went through. She realized how she had developed from a young, arrogant girl, to a mature, older woman.
In some parts the book is hard to understand, but it's mostly easy to follow. In his books, Scott O'Dell often has girl main characters, natives that play important roles, and exciting adventures. Some parts of his stories are mainly about dialogue. This mostly occurs when he is trying to argue his beliefs against others.
If you haven't already read this book, than you need to. It's a great book for those with adventurous spirits. Some parts are for the more mature children while others are directed to all ages. Because of the more mature parts, the book would be best for ages 11+.
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I had to read this book for school and at very first I thought it was okay than it got boring than exciting than boring. not one of the best books i have read but i thought it was average. but historical events aren't really my thing.
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Sarah Bishop
By Scott O'Dell
Jamila Colquitt (her daughter age ten)
I had a feeling this would be somewhat a good book because it was by Scott O'Dell, but I was unfortunately wrong. No offence or anything but this was one of the worst books I have ever read. It sounds really interesting but it really isn't only because it has too many characters and I still don't get the ending if she ends up in peace or not.
Sarah Bishop is a 15year old girl, living with her father, and her older brother Chad. They had moved to Long Island, New York Colony, from England, and her mother had died. Her father keeps a picture of King Gorge on the wall and upsets many people and patriots around in that area. Her brother, Chad, with his friend David join the Patriot Army which was against his fathers wishes. One night, some Patriots come and burn down Sarah and her family's farm. Her father was then tortured and feathered and then dies. Sarah gets mad, and then sets out for New York City to find her older brother. After the battle at the Brooklyn Heights, she prays that her brother has not been killed. But she finds out that he hasn't but was taken as a prisoner by the Cruel Hessians. After that she gets a job at tavern for a while, until she has enough money to complete her journey. In New York City she discovers that her brother has been killed in the prison camp he has been in and she gets very upset now knowing that she has no close family to help her keep going.
Unfortunately she is then blamed starting a fire New York City. She did not commit the crime but witnesses say they saw her running with a knife in her hand. Now hearing this she runs away living in the wilderness of Westchester county, and hides from the British there. She lives in a cave and does her daily task. And she is even accused of being a witch by the people in the local town near by. I didn't get the ending if she ends in peace but she did go to court.
I think that I lot of people would probably like this book, but its just not really the kind of book I would like.
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