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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
fast-paced
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
Listened to this on audiobook today while painting and I loved it!
Goes straight on my favorites list.
It's such a gentle sweet story and Glenn Close, who plays Sarah in the movies, read it very well.
Caleb is my favorite character because he's so cute and loves Sarah soo much.
Sarah is really lovely too, how cute to name her grey cat Seal!
Goes straight on my favorites list.
It's such a gentle sweet story and Glenn Close, who plays Sarah in the movies, read it very well.
Caleb is my favorite character because he's so cute and loves Sarah soo much.
Sarah is really lovely too, how cute to name her grey cat Seal!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Yowza, that was short.
(I read it on my electronic device, so wasn't prepared for it. My reader kept telling me things like I was on page 52 of 59, and I assumed that 59 represented 'Part 1' perhaps, but no.) It then included her speech upon recieving the Newberry, which she joked shouldn't be longer than the book itself, and it wasn't ... but it was close.
So it wasn't the deep, rich experience that a fully tricked-out novel can be, but what I read I liked. It's a bit of an appetizer--I've ordered the next book to see how far that goes. Can't give it more than a high 3, but perhaps taken as a whole the entire series will pay off for me.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
(I read it on my electronic device, so wasn't prepared for it. My reader kept telling me things like I was on page 52 of 59, and I assumed that 59 represented 'Part 1' perhaps, but no.) It then included her speech upon recieving the Newberry, which she joked shouldn't be longer than the book itself, and it wasn't ... but it was close.
So it wasn't the deep, rich experience that a fully tricked-out novel can be, but what I read I liked. It's a bit of an appetizer--I've ordered the next book to see how far that goes. Can't give it more than a high 3, but perhaps taken as a whole the entire series will pay off for me.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
In the midwestern United States in the late 19th century, Anna and Caleb live with their widowed father who, though still grieving the loss of his wife many years earlier, has decided his children need a mother and writes a newspaper ad for a mail-order bride. He receives a response from Sarah, a woman from Maine, who comes to the farm to spend time with the family before deciding whether or not to make the move a permanent one. Caleb and Anna quickly warm to this strong, kind woman, who delights them with her stories of the sea and astonishes them with her persistence and brazenness. Still, they are afraid of growing too attached to this woman whom they want to be their mother, but who may soon move on from their lives.
This short book offers young readers a vivid portrait of the sometimes-brutal but occasionally-beautiful world of prairie life more than a century ago. It’s a different time and place, but the emotions of longing, uncertainty, and bittersweetness are timeless. It is a quiet story with much to discuss regarding family, loss, belonging, and kindness. It pairs well with Laura Ingalls’ Wilder’s books, which offer a different example of family life in a similar time and place.
My Rating: 4 Stars // Book Format: Print // Charleston’s Rating: 3.25 Stars
This short book offers young readers a vivid portrait of the sometimes-brutal but occasionally-beautiful world of prairie life more than a century ago. It’s a different time and place, but the emotions of longing, uncertainty, and bittersweetness are timeless. It is a quiet story with much to discuss regarding family, loss, belonging, and kindness. It pairs well with Laura Ingalls’ Wilder’s books, which offer a different example of family life in a similar time and place.
My Rating: 4 Stars // Book Format: Print // Charleston’s Rating: 3.25 Stars