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I'm trying to boost my 2020 book total by reading some of the shortest Newbery winners, and at 61 pages this one was a quick, yet incredibly painful read.
The protagonist is Edward, a ten-year-old boy living in 1756 Upstate New York, then a British colony. The French and Indian war is going on, and Edward's father goes off to fight for a few days, leaving Edward with his mother, younger sister, and a really big gun. (view spoiler) ...more
The protagonist is Edward, a ten-year-old boy living in 1756 Upstate New York, then a British colony. The French and Indian war is going on, and Edward's father goes off to fight for a few days, leaving Edward with his mother, younger sister, and a really big gun. (view spoiler) ...more
Sep 12, 2021
Linda Martin
rated it
did not like it
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newbery-medal-winners,
war,
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historical-fiction,
picture-books,
homesteading
What a terrible book to put before children... and then they gave it the Newbery Medal. I'll put this in the category of "things that leave me speechless." The story took place in 1756 in New York during the French and Indian War and is based on a true story.
This book is about a ten-year-old boy, Edward, whose father has been called away to fight in a battle. He's left home with his mother and younger sister, but then they're attacked by hostile Native Americans. Edward and his mother make a pla ...more
This book is about a ten-year-old boy, Edward, whose father has been called away to fight in a battle. He's left home with his mother and younger sister, but then they're attacked by hostile Native Americans. Edward and his mother make a pla ...more
Another Newbery tale that was once popular and now is seen as wrong-minded. This is an old family story of a boy who saved his mother and sister from Indian attack in the early years of New York. The boy was able to fire off an ancient family gun and stop the invaders from destroying his family. I understand how a group of people, in this case the Native Americans, can be unilaterally seen as cruel and aggressive from books such as Daniel Boone and The Matchlock Gun, but another part of me sees
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Mar 13, 2012
Te-ge Bramhall
marked it as to-read
Feb 29, 2016
Kristen
marked it as kids
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review of another edition
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Jan 08, 2021
Kirsten Barber
marked it as to-read-soon
