The Girl of the Alamo

by Rita Kerr

Tells the story of Susanna Dickinson, who was wounded but survived the Alamo, where her husband died, and carried a message from the victorious Santa Anna to Sam Houston

Genres: History, Childrens

64 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1984

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kids and I are having fun reading about Texas/San Antonio history before we do our in-depth Alamo/missions field trip next week.
This was a really good one about what happened at the Alamo with it being real but not overly gory. Actually opened up a lot of discussion between us.
Recommend!

[Olivia Plasencia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great subject, of course, but the story was hard to get through and almost boring until the actually battle for the Alamo. Still worth the read and I think it will help kids understand the struggle for Texas Independence.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

For a person living in the city here this battle happened and where the real life people lived and fought and died. A true story of the 18 year old woman. That knew these brave men and lost her husband in the Battle. This is on event in history, that needs to be remembered.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story of a soldier's wife who was at the Alamo, it's on a great level for children--it tells the story without too much graphic violence. I am pretty wimpy when it comes to history sometimes so I love historical novels that give me some good detail and feel for the time period without being overwhelming.

[Frank · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gives a realistic account of life in the 1830's. Book is written for a younger reader.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Juvenile book about Susanna Dickinson - saw it and gave it a read - quick but kinda interesting.