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Title: Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare ISBN: 0-618-15076-5 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 29 October, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.65 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful book!
Comment: I got this to read to my kids while we learned about the French Indian War. It was absolutely marvelous. It gave you a wonderful feel of the times and the struggles the early settlers faced. It was the story of a family captured by Indians and separated in a time of war. It tells of hope kept alive while they go from one crisis to the next waiting to be reunited. It is mostly the story of a young girl trying to grow into a young woman in a strange place and foreign culture and her decision to follow her heart.
Rating: 5
Summary: Coming-of-age classic
Comment: I read this book 25 years ago, and my daughter just finished it. Teenage selfishness and bravado give way to maturity, loyalty, and strong sense of self. A wonderful book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Really Good!
Comment: This book is great. I read this after Witch of Blackbird Pond, and that still remains my favorite, but this one is really good. The story starts on the typical plotline of girl get's captured by Indians, she even the red hair of the girl's in other stories that are similar. It all changes around when Miriam arrives in Montreal. Forgetting that she is a captive, Miriam allows herself to be sucked into a whirlwind of parties and social activities. This can be kind of bothersome if you prefer noble heroines, but if you like ones that are realistic and with faults, Miriam will be a favorite. After all, she has been without companionship for months, and living a colonial life on the wilderness is not fun and games. When she gets kicked out onto the streets, her struggle get's worse. Not only does she have to help her sister come to grips with the loss of her children, she also has to work in a hostile situation, since she is English. Courted by the dashing, handsome, and rich Pierre de Laroche, you see her slowly forget about the truly noble guy she left back in Charleston. The one thing I thought wasn't really great, was that the character of Phineas Whitney wasn't developed enough to compete very well with Pierre de Laroche, but that was the only thing I wasn't completely happy about. I've read it 5-6 times. I'd recommend it to anyone.
By the way, if anyone knows much about Elizabeth George Speare, I would be interested in knowing more about her.
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Title: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare ISBN: 0440995779 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 15 May, 1978 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare ISBN: 0440479002 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1984 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare ISBN: 0395137195 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Amos Fortune: Free Man (Puffin Newbery Library) by Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin ISBN: 0140341587 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: May, 1989 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Indian Captive : The Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lenski ISBN: 0064461629 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 30 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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