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A Stitch in Time (Quilt Trilogy #1)
by
Ann Rinaldi
Hannah had always been the strong one. The one who cared for her brothers and sisters after her mother died and while her father was out at sea. Now everything is changing. Her father has become distant and her siblings are planning lives of their own. Hannah comes up with the idea for a quilt--the quilt she hopes will help bring her family together again.
Paperback, 307 pages
Published
August 1st 1995
by Scholastic Paperbacks
(first published April 1st 1994)
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“Repairing and Blending the Fabric of their Lives”
In this first novel of the Quilt trilogy Rinaldi introduces readers to a gentle, compassionate 6-year-old protagonist, Hannah Chelmsford of Salem, Ma. The Revolutionary War has ended; the former colonists are moving West—to the wild frontier of Kentucky where the relations between the Shawnee and Americans are becoming strained, resulting in hostilities on both sides. Back in civilized New England the Chelmsford household, ruled by a domineerin...more
In this first novel of the Quilt trilogy Rinaldi introduces readers to a gentle, compassionate 6-year-old protagonist, Hannah Chelmsford of Salem, Ma. The Revolutionary War has ended; the former colonists are moving West—to the wild frontier of Kentucky where the relations between the Shawnee and Americans are becoming strained, resulting in hostilities on both sides. Back in civilized New England the Chelmsford household, ruled by a domineerin...more
I'm going to try and make this a short review because I can't really say much without giving everything away!
First and foremost, I've heard a good deal about Ann Rinaldi's writing. She is a historical fiction writer and I love, love, love this genre. So this became the first book I read by her and I loved it. It gave a good insight to what life in 1788 was like. Further more, this story took place in Salem, Massachusetts where the Salem Witch Trails were held. Until this book, I didn't read much...more
First and foremost, I've heard a good deal about Ann Rinaldi's writing. She is a historical fiction writer and I love, love, love this genre. So this became the first book I read by her and I loved it. It gave a good insight to what life in 1788 was like. Further more, this story took place in Salem, Massachusetts where the Salem Witch Trails were held. Until this book, I didn't read much...more
What a boring book! I read it on the recommendation of the school librarian. She heard I took an interest in reading historical fiction and suggested Ann Rinaldi. I found it to be light on the historical side and even worse on plot. I was so sick of hearing about the mother that fed the British and Hannah's woes as her family rifts further apart.
The rest has spoilers, but I refuse to censor my whole review because I think people need to know what kind of snooze-fest their in for. If you even ha...more
The rest has spoilers, but I refuse to censor my whole review because I think people need to know what kind of snooze-fest their in for. If you even ha...more
This was better than I was expecting. I have also read Girl in Blue by Rinaldi and loved it, so I decided to try this series. A Stitch in Time was a very fast read and I want to know more about Hannah and her life. However, I think the other two books in the series are about totally different people. It was kind of weird to read about the new country of America while learning about it in summer school history. It's so weird - once you learn about something, you seem to notice it more and more. J...more
I don't think I'd love this quite as much reading it for the first time as an adult, but in middle school, I found it SO romantic. I was fascinated by the setting, which Rinaldi always shines when writing, and this book definitely contributed to my lifelong love of tall ships. The maritime culture suffused through this book is wonderful. I didn't like the sequels quite as much, but this one captured my imagination, and it does hold up to later rereadings.
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Pretty good. Does anyone remember John Jakes and his big series of books about a family moving out west and all their heartaches, etc? This is kind of like that on a much smaller scale. Hard to get into b/c not much in-depth about any one character, but a LOT of events happening that swirl around one person, and a lot of characters in her life. A good review of life at that time, I suppose. Not my fav by this author.
I liked the book and the connection that Rinaldi brought to the family that is falling apart. When a family does fall apart there is often one person, in this case Hannah, who tries to be the connecting force. Hannah tries to connect everything in her life together by creating a quilt. It is a quilt of trust as she tries to bring those she trusts together in a post revolutionary Salem, Massachusetts.
Dec 21, 2009
Rachel N
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3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Rachel N by:
Middle School Librarian
Shelves:
adolescent-lit,
historical-fiction
A Stitch in Time seemed a bit slow at first, but then I started to care about the characters. By the end, I was wishing I had the sequel so I could keep reading about this post-Revolutionary Salem, Massachusetts family. I love historical fiction. The perfect occupier for a rainy-day-stay-at-home-with-a-headcold read. (Reads like a Hallmark movie.) 6th grade reading level.
Ann Rinaldi was one of my favorite authors growing up. She writes historical fiction for young adults and does a fantastic job. I remember her books well. I think I may re read this one to see if it is as good as I remember even 10 plus years later.
I loved this book!! There was a little of everything in it -romance, defiance, ect... This was the best of the trilogy in my opinion (of course I didn't like that the trilogy took on different generations in each book).
This is the story of a disfunctional family in the post-revolutionary war era and of one daughter always trying to hold everyone together. It is very powerful and a little haunting. I am excited to read the rest of the series.
I might be alone in my saying this, but this was a rather good book. Nobody that has read it seems to agree with me, and it does get slow in parts, but I pleasured to see how this part of family history began.
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I loved this trilogy. I read them when I was a teenager, and have read them over and over since. They started my love affair with Historical Fiction novels. Loved them.
May 01, 2011
Julie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
historical fiction fans
Shelves:
historical-fiction,
young-adult
I read this trilogy years and years ago. I went through a phase of reading a LOT of Ann Rinaldi. I remember enjoying them but they weren't all-time favorites.
Salem, MA, 1788-91
Social structure of New England town
Trading voyages
Conflict with Indians
Early mills and conditions of girls working there
Social structure of New England town
Trading voyages
Conflict with Indians
Early mills and conditions of girls working there
I love Ann Rinaldi and quilting, but this book was painfully slow to get into...not sure if I even want to read the trilogy now.
I appreciate Rinaldi's post-story disection of which details are fact and which are only based on facts or are pure fiction.
I love the sweeping family stories. This one has all the historical and emotional drama to be a great read.
Cheesey, and not enough detail for how loaded the plot is. Interesting subject.
ok - well written but not captivating enough for me to hit the library today for #2
This was a really quick read. I enjoyed it, and will probably look for the rest of the books in the series.
I remember looking at this book at BN for a LONG time...finally bought it and loooved it.
First in the quilt trilogy. Interesting YA historical novel.
I like this one but not the next one
I really liked this book, more so than I thought I would when I began reading it. I am looking forward to finishing the trilogy!
May 10, 2010
The Third Place A Teen Library
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F RIN quilt bk.1
It took me awhile to actually get into the book. Longer than I expected.
I didn't care for the ending of the book. But its a good read.
I didn't care for the ending of the book. But its a good read.
re read
How much do I enjoy Historical novels and Rinaldi is the expert. It is obvious that she has done much research! Her characters are well developed and the story-line is intriguing. I am ready to read the next book in the series!
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Ann Rinaldi (b. August 27, 1934, in New York City) is a young adult fiction author. She is best known for her historical fiction, including In My Father's House, The Last Silk Dress, An Acquaintance with Darkness, A Break with Charity, and Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons. She has written a total of forty novels, eight of which were listed as notable by the ALA. In 2000, Wolf by the Ears was lis...more
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