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Winter Of Peril: The Newfoundland Diary Of Sophie Loveridge (2005)

by Jan Andrews(Favorite Author)

3.51 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0779114094 (ISBN13: 9780779114092)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Scholastic Canada

review 1: The main thing I remember about this book is: WINTER! I think I thought it was a bit more boring than some of the other Dear Canada books, but they're all worth reading if you want to gain a cursory knowledge of important events in Canadian history. Each book contains a historical note at the end that explains more history and the context of the events taking place in the novel, which I always appreciated.
review 2: In the early eighteenth century, there is a fish craze. Here, twelve year old Sophie Loveridge lives with her parents. Her father has a dream of becoming a famous poet like the story of Robinson Crusoe. They set off to the largely uninhabited Newfoundland, the place where the waters are teaming with fish. They are soon off at sea where they meet the... more ships men and new skills. Even though Sophie still can't undress herself. When they arrive in Newfoundland, however, Sophie opens up to a new world, one where she wants to explore and help out with the fishery. She makes friends, too. Katherine and Peg, two Irish women who are settling for the winter, Old Lige, an elderly fishermen, and Thomas who is a boy around Sophie's age who is a fisher boy. Unfortunately, several men are killed at work, and for many days, the fish don't come for a long time. After a very long time, the fish come, and they have a successful fishing season. But what will happen after the boat goes back to England?Rumors of a harsh winter are circling around and soon it hits. After their servant, Old Lige dies, how will the Loveridge family and their Irish friends survive the cruel winter?Why do people hate on this book? It's fantastic! I wish I had my own copy. Die-Hard fans of the Dear Canada series (like me) will be bound to love this book. I admit it was a little bit boring at the beginning, it soon drew me in. I'm happy to say that Sophie IS more likeable at the end. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.(PS: I tried to keep my review shorter this time because I always give spoilers.) less

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