Becky Landers: Frontier Warrior

by Constance Lindsay Skinner

Skinner, Constance Lindsay

Genres: Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Adventure

198 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1931

About the author

Skinner was a Canadian born writer and historian who moved to New York in her early 20s and worked in the publishing industry at Macmillan, while writing children's books. She freelanced as a theatre critic for the New York Herald Tribune. She assumed editorial responsibility for a major nonfiction series, The Rivers of America, and edited the first six volumes. Primarily self-educated, she told one reader she had never attended a "school or a college."

Known for wearing bright colors, particularly red dresses, along with beads, bracelets, and bangles. She was also an early environmentalist; her father had worked for the Hudson Bay Company and she retained deep fondness for the remote British Columbia region where she had grown up.

Reviews

[Lydia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely enjoyed this one!
I read this book years ago when still in school, the book was tattered and torn attesting to the fact it was a well liked book. In this book we are introduced to Becky, who with a mother and younger siblings assumes the role of the man of the house, (her father having died)
Drawn into the book by page one, readers of all ages will love this book, and surely like me, like the shady character who Becky happens to fall upon. A true testimony to frontier life, where women had to act as men...

[Jacqueline Gallus · Rating 1 out of 5]

becky landers is a young teenager who lived in the Kentucky wilderness. a few years ago her father was killed in a battle with a band of indians. her older brother Rodney (or rod as they called him) was captured by the indians. beck landers was determined to find him. so she went on a very long march acting a a young boy. she than retrieve ed her older brother and brought him home.

on the way to finding her brother she met Daniel Boone, captain clark, and Jeff smoke.

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 and half!! Maybe 5 :)
WIIA: Based on the true story of Becky Landers, follow her and her family as the face multiple problems with Indians in Kentucky.

Pros: This was an exciting\sweet book. Becky was really a great character in my mind. :)

Cons: Two words: Kentucky Language. Can't understand it at times :(

Iffy: Hmm...death, guns, war scenes I suppose. Not very detailed however.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was an exciting book and every young child will enjoy it!

[Elevetha · Rating 2 out of 5]

Historical frontier fiction.

[Jasmine Veliz · Rating 2 out of 5]

it was boring a little . then it get every interesting .

[Gemma]

i loved this book and it is awesome for schhool

[Tirzah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this a long time ago and did not remember it until going through my old bookshelf at my parent's. Then I remembered enjoying the read and thinking how brave and resolute Becky Landers was!