ANDREW HAS grown up near the Plymouth docks hearing the sailors talk about America. Knowing that Andrew's heart is set on going to the new world, h...
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Aug 19, 2009
Kim
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Gr 4-7-In 1584 Plymouth, 11-year-old Andrew has heard his teacher tell tales of the riches and adventure to be found in the New World. When his father, a childhood friend of Walter Raleigh, calls in a favor, Raleigh agrees to take Andrew on as a page. Filled with excitement, the boy travels to London to reside at Durham House, where he will learn about court life. His training is not limited to the gentlemanly arts, however: as Raleigh grows to trust him more, he involves Andrew in various intri
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Aug 21, 2010
Erica
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Andrew grew up listening to his teacher talk about the opportunities and beauty waiting in the new Eden called America, but the land seemed as impossibly far away to him as the original garden of paradise. Then, one day, his father writes a letter to Sir Walter Raleigh negotiating the terms of making Andrew his page. Before he knows it he is in London working for one of the Queen's favorites--an eccentric aristocrat who is obsessed with the idea of American colonization. But there are many bu
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Jan 16, 2010
Duane
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Andrew finds himself becoming a page to Sir Walter Raleigh. Through the chapters, the reader will enjoy learning about everyday life in old England, the excitement over the discover of America and the beliefs of the possibilites that come with it. Young Andrew experiences battles, sailing, harsh weather, low food supplies, Indians, and the struggle to be the best page for Sir Walter Raleigh. I'd have to say the reader would have to be a fan of this time period to enjoy this book, but there is a
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Jun 28, 2008
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Carrie Spellman for TeensReadToo.com
As the youngest son, Andrew Saintleger is destined for whatever life his father decides he should have. When his father chooses, just before Andrew's twelfth birthday, to take him to London and arrange for him to train and work under Sir Walter Raleigh, Andrew knows he is the luckiest boy around.
Rumor has it that Sir Walter has turned his sights on America. Andrew knows all about America. His teacher, Master Tremayne, is ne More...
As the youngest son, Andrew Saintleger is destined for whatever life his father decides he should have. When his father chooses, just before Andrew's twelfth birthday, to take him to London and arrange for him to train and work under Sir Walter Raleigh, Andrew knows he is the luckiest boy around.
Rumor has it that Sir Walter has turned his sights on America. Andrew knows all about America. His teacher, Master Tremayne, is ne More...
Jan 12, 2009
Melanie
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I enjoyed this book. However, when Andrew (main character) left Great Britain for America, it became a little confusing. Armstrong's writing wasn't as clear and the sequence of events became quite convoluted. I predict kids getting to about three quarters of the way through and stopping because they can't figure out what's going on.
May 25, 2010
Kate
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This is a historical fiction novel for children that gives a look at expeditions to America through the eyes of a young page of Sir Walter Raleigh. It was interesting but lacked real character development.
May 19, 2008
Terri
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Andrew leaves his home to become a page to Sir Walter Raleigh and is swept up in Raleigh's plan to explore and settle America for England. Andrew, his former teacher Tremayne, and his mentor Mr. Herriot accompany the first expedition to Roanoke Island. They are charged with recording the findings of the expedition, and Andrew's is rather disillusioned when he sees many of the men behave "like Spaniards," using threat and force to obtain food and hunt for gold.
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Nov 16, 2011
Meg
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This book has given me a new perspective on historical fiction. The story goes along with Sir Walter Raleigh, his relationship with the Queen, and the way his assistants. Raleigh's Page is a children's book, but my grandmother got so interested in reading it that she wanted to borrow it while it was still checked out to me at the public library.
Nov 15, 2009
Ashley
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I'm not a fan of historical fiction. Good story but it took far too long to read.
Jun 17, 2008
Marya
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The hero is a bit of a Mary Sue in this YA historical novel, but there's plenty of action and obscure information about Raleigh, Elizabethan England, and New World adventuring. The Indians get a sympathetic but not hagiographic showing here, but mercifully the Elizabethan characters don't succumb to Disney-style hypocritical anti-colonialism.
Feb 13, 2008
Connie
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I got some interesting insights into the politics of the settlement of America. Lots of good research here.
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