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Title: Sarah Bishop by Scott O'Dell ISBN: 0590446517 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: February, 1991 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.96
Rating: 3
Summary: Mixed Thoughts
Comment: Sarah Bishop is the story of a girl who finds hardship and heartache at every turn in the plot. The story takes place during the Revolutionary War. Sarah's father is loyal to the King of England and her only brother joins up with the other side, the Patriots. Sarah tragically loses both of them, her father dying from tar and feathering, and her brother Chad dying on a British prison ship. Things go from bad to worse for Sarah as she sets off for the northern wilderness of Westchester away from NYC, Long Island and the War.
Yes, this is an interesting story of the Revolution, survival and spirit and, mostly, very interesting. I kept thinking things can't get any worse for Sarah but they did ! She's lost her family, her farm, her silver, and starts a life away from people, living in a cave, bitten by a copperhead, accused of being a witch, and put on trial. By the end end of the book, I thought for sure the author would resolve the direction of Sarah's life and her feelings - but he didn't and the book just ended. You feel robbed, like "So that's it? ! ? " Oh well, maybe the author means to write Part II: Sarah Bishop - Life After the Cave ?
Rating: 4
Summary: A Captivating story about a struggling young girl
Comment: Sarah Bishop is a story about a 15-year-old girl named Sarah Bishop, who lives during the American Revolutionary War. Sarah's father is a loyal Patriot who reveres King George by framing his picture above his bed. It is for this reason that the rebels tar and feather him. Sarah's father soon dies. Sarah has no one to sympathize for her, so she leaves her hometown to live on her own. She establishes a home of her own within a cave. During the story's climax, Sarah is wrongfully accused of practicing witchcraft. Overall, Sarah Bishop is an interesting and accurate rendition of the revolutionary war era. I highly recommend this book to people who enjoy historical fiction.
Rating: 1
Summary: Overdone, Teen-Targeted Twaddle
Comment: Sarah Bishop is a Young Adult novel of the worst kind. It panders to the lowest common denominator, sensationalizing in a way that will alienate most intelligent readers. Not only does O'Dell employ insultingly obvious symbolism, he manages either to underdraw or overdramatize all of his characters, which consequently leave the reader dissatisfied and repulsed. The novel also relies on the most overplayed of issues, particularly religion and family. These are powerful when delicately treated, but with such a heavy hand as O'Dell's they nauseate.
Unfortunately I was forced to read this rubbish in eighth grade, which did not go down well as I am a literature snob. Keeping that in mind, I recommend Jane Austen to all thinking teenage girls. Love her or hate her (most reactions are one or the other), at least her novels are worth your time. They benefit both your vocabulary and your reputation with English teachers even if you don't enjoy them. Pride and Prejudice is a good representation of her style and humor. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte successfully mixes character, romance, drama, and excellent writing and is also a favorite of many reading high school students.
If something lighter sounds more to your taste, Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicolson books are offbeat and hilarious. The first in this Bridget Jones-like series of four (so far) is Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging.
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Title: My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier ISBN: 059042792X Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Toliver's Secret by Esther Wood-Brady, Richard Cuffari, Esther Wood Brady ISBN: 0679848045 Publisher: Random House (Juv) Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson by Ann McGovern, Harold Goodwin, Katherine Thompson ISBN: 0590430521 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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Title: The Fighting Ground by Avi ISBN: 0064401855 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: May, 1987 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: George Washington's Socks by Elvira Woodruff ISBN: 0590440365 Publisher: Apple Pub. Date: February, 1993 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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