The Girl from Johnnycake Hill

by Virginia Frances Voight

On a spring day in the year 1789 Rebecca Beech and her mother leave the comfortable surroundings of their New Haven home to live on a farm in a remote corner of Connecticut. Here begins a stirring adventure of early New England pioneer life.

Upon their arrival in the sparsely settled Housatonic Valley, events both puzzling and perplexing begin to take place. The Scaticook Tribe has occupied the land for many years and the sight of newcomers to the territory causes unrest among them.

How the lives of the Beech family change in the midst of a land dispute, the threat of crop failure, and personal danger, is an exciting story full of authentic Indian lore.

Genres: Historical Fiction

264 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

Ms. Voight was a native New Englander and lived in Hamden, Connecticut. She wrote many books for boys and girls, both fiction and non-fiction. Several of her books are set in the New England locale she loved so much.

Reviews

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

In 1789, Rebecca and her mother move to a farm and have to survive as two ladies alone in a New England wilderness.

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would and I would have loved it as a kid. Rebecca is a great character - she's believably young (she doesn't want to move away from town and her friends) and wonderfully brave. She also does some stupid things - having a bear cub as a pet being number one. There is a sense of concern that maintains itself well on if the farm will be a success. I was rooting for the two of them throughout the book.

[Kristi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would say this is a good children's book. The bad guy is really bad, the good girl is really good, the farm runs itself and everybody turns out to be nice in the end!

[Mandrake Mama · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

[Cath · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this many, many years ago as a child. I bought an old copy for my daughters several years ago and they enjoyed it immensely. Great pioneer adventure! I remember distinctly wanting to make johnnycakes when I was a kid. Definitely worth reading.

[Nataliya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok.... I read this book in, the fifth grade back then I thought it,was good and,i,still remember it its good for elementary