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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
I had read this once as a child many years ago, and it didn't have much of an impact at the time. Reading it again as an adult, I was struck by the beautiful simplicity of the language and style. Lovingly, exquisitely done!
While my english teacher caught up on grades before our progress reports went in she demanded us to grab a book from the shelf, sit down and read it. I didn't really care what book I grabbed so I reached blindly for anything. What came back first was a book of poems. I can't remember the author or title of the book but the poems where really boring about simple things like cats, sweaters and coffee. All of which I enjoy, with the exception of coffee(just can't seem to find any coffee I actually like), but yet this poem book made me almost fall asleep reading.
So I got back up and randomly grabbed another book. It ended up being this. It's a short book, designed for children.
The story takes place on the prairie in Kansas during the 19th century. Anna's mother died the morning after giving birth to Caleb. Jacob, their father, sends a request in the newspaper looking for a new wife. Sarah, who describes her self as plain and tall, answers his ad. They send letters back and forth for awhile before she comes to stay with them to see if she wants to marry Jacob.
This book is about her stay.
All in all it's a really simple book, but cute none the less. Even though I didn't recognize the title, part of me feels like I read this book in elementary school as passages seem extremely familiar. But others I didn't recognize at all.
So I got back up and randomly grabbed another book. It ended up being this. It's a short book, designed for children.
The story takes place on the prairie in Kansas during the 19th century. Anna's mother died the morning after giving birth to Caleb. Jacob, their father, sends a request in the newspaper looking for a new wife. Sarah, who describes her self as plain and tall, answers his ad. They send letters back and forth for awhile before she comes to stay with them to see if she wants to marry Jacob.
This book is about her stay.
All in all it's a really simple book, but cute none the less. Even though I didn't recognize the title, part of me feels like I read this book in elementary school as passages seem extremely familiar. But others I didn't recognize at all.
Just like The Hundred Dresses, this is a short book but with a lot of emotion. Winner of the Newbery Medal. Our narrator is a young girl who loses her mother in giving birth to her younger brother. Several years later their father is looking for a mail order bride. This is where Sarah comes into the picture from Maine. This doesn’t sound like a very feminist premise, but Sarah herself is strong and capable and does things on her own. I could identify with Sarah and making a new home somewhere else and missing things from my home. I could relate to themes of loneliness and coping with change. I wish we could see more from Sarah’s point of view but we do see how she adapts with sharing her stories from Maine and the colors of the sea in her drawings. It pulls at your heart to read about children who have lost their mother and want so badly to be loved like that again.
"There's always something to miss, no matter where you are."
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
This is one of my all-time favorite books, and I also recommend the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie version with Christopher Walken and Glenn Close. Anytime I hear someone ask "What's your favorite color?", I want to say blue and gray and green - the colors of the sea!
Interesting story, but for some reason it just didn't really grab me. Sarah seems spunky and determined enough, and motherless children like Caleb and Anna are always good for a tug-at-your-heart-strings tale. I liked it well enough, but it isn't one I'll re-read again and again.
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This was the first book I remember reading in elementary school and then watching the movie after. It was the most amazing experience, to watch words from a book come to life. This helped start my love affair with books. This book will always be special to me! I just bought a signed copy which may now be my favorite book I own.
One of my absolute favorite books as a child. I read my copy so many times that it fell apart... I would love to go back and read again some twenty years later.