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Meet Caroline (2012)

by Kathleen Ernst(Favorite Author)

4.02 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1593698828 (ISBN13: 9781593698829)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

American Girl Publishing

series

American Girls: Caroline

review 1: 4 1/2 - O received Caroline for Christmas along with this book. We enjoyed reading the story and were able to talk about where it took place as I was born on the shores of Lake Ontario and went to school in Kingston where Caroline's father was being held. In addition O has travelled there many times to visit Grandma. I liked that all the main characters are pictured at the front of the book and there is a map of the area as well. We learned how to make a Flemish Knot from this book which was fun. The story is well written, interesting and somewhat historical. My only complaint would be how short each book is. Less than a hundred pages of fairly big type. Two or three books barely makes the equivalent of one novel (say a Little House one). Thus we are getting the ... morerest of the series from the library. Just a bit pricey to buy individually when we can read one book it in a sitting.
review 2: Real value of this book lies in its ability to paint a historical picture of what this time may have been like for an actual person living then. I was usually bored in History classes and it never sank in, but perhaps my kids will have a different idea/better appreciation of American history for having read these books. It was a bit heavy and scary for my 7yo daughter since the dad gets captured so be careful if you have a sensitive child. less

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