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<span style="font-family: "chalkboard"; font-size: 13pt;"><b>Author: </b></span><span style="text-align: center;">Eleanore M. Jewett</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "chalkboard"; font-size: 13pt;"><b>Era:</b> </span><span style="text-align: center;">1215-18 A.D.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "chalkboard"; font-size: 13pt;"><b>Published:</b> </span><span style="text-align: center;">1962</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "chalkboard"; font-size: 13pt;"><b>Award:</b> </span><span style="text-align: center;">None known</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "chalkboard"; font-size: 13pt;"><b>Age Range:</b> 9</span><span style="text-align: center;"> years old and up</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "chalkboard"; font-size: 13pt;"><b>Review:</b> </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "menlo regular"; font-size: 13pt;">★★★★☆</span><br />
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "menlo regular"; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>Big John lives with Old Marm, a woman who rescued him from his parents' castle when it was raided and siezed. He works as a villein, but John knows that his family was once nobility, yet how will he be able to enact revenge on the enemy who stole his birthright and find his missing father? When Sir Alwynn accepts him as a page, John is overjoyed. There is talk of his father last being seen in the Holy Land and Alwynn, a Knight of St. John, is preparing to leave on the Fifth Crusade. But John's natural gentleness and empathy run contrary to his desire for revenge and his intentions of becoming a knight. When he finds himself captured by the enemy, all his plans appear hopeless. Finally, an encounter with Saint Francis of Assisi allows him to see the value of compassion and generosity, but the question still remains ...... Will John be reunited with his father and finally wreak the revenge that he has so earnestly desired? <br />
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;">Genre:</span></b> Historical Fiction<br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;">Historical Background:</span></b> In 1199, with the death of King Richard I, his brother John became king of England. John began fiscal reforms to support his wars, as the royal coffers had been drained by Richard during the Crusades, but his short-sighted handling of the British nobles caused nothing but enmity and strife, and in 1215 he was forced to sign the Magna Carta peace treaty with the nobles. In the story, John's father had run afoul of King John which lead to the seizing of his estates by another baron.<br />
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The Fifth Crusade was initially organized by Pope Innocent III, and preparations were taken over by his successor, Pope Honorius III. When a six year truce ended in 1217, the crusade was launched, targeting Egypt as a route into Jerusalem. The battle at Acre, Egypt on December 24, 1217, is documented as history by Jewett, but I could not find any information about it on the internet. However, since she received a master's degree in comparative literature from Columbia University and had an avid interest in medieval times, I would surmise that Jewett's information is indeed accurate. <br />
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The Knights of St. John, of which Sir Alwynn is one, originated circa 1023, its mission to assist poor, sick or injured pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land. After the First Crusade, it became a military, religious order, but still mostly dealt with service to the sick, and it was only in 1200 that there is a first mention of military service. The name is still in service today, in the familiar form of St. John's Ambulance Brigade. <br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Setting:</b> </span><br />
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<li>Cambridgeshire, England, 1215-1217</li>
<li>Acre, Egypt, 1217</li>
<li>Jerusalem, 1218</li>
<li>Damietta, Egypt, 1218</li>
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<span style="color: #660000;">Big John: </span> A twelve-year-old boy, much bigger than his age and villein to Sir Eustace.<br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">Old Marm: </span> Big John's self-appointed guardian after the death of his parents.<br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">Sir Eustace: </span> Lord of the manor and the man for whom John works<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Lord Walter Warenne: </span> a knight<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Reynold:</span> a page who is part of Lord Warenne's company, and John's friend<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Tostig:</span> a page at Warenne who is initially hostile to John<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Sir Alwynn:</span> a Knight of St. John, and John's benefactor<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Nur-Aslan:</span> a weathly Saracen<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Yusuf: </span> the son of Nur-Aslan<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Francis of Assisi:</span> a friar, devout in his Catholic faith, who attempted to convert the Sultan Melek-al-Kamel (al-Kamil) to Christianity. While he did not succeed, the Franciscan order has been present in the Holy Land since that time (1217).<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Sultan Melek-al-Kamel:</span> the fourth Ayyubid sultan of Egypt. While calling for Christian heads during the war, he also was known to show great compassion and mercy. <br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">Lord Ranulf, Earl of Chester: </span> based on the figure of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranulf_de_Blondeville,_6th_Earl_of_Chester">Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester</a><br />
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<i><span style="color: #660000;">What does the central character want?</span></i><br />
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<li>John wants to find his father who is missing and possibly dead. He also wants revenge against the baron who burned his father's estate and helped send him into exile. He believes becoming a knight will bring him his desires.</li>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">What keeps him from getting what he wants?</span></i><br />
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<li>John's goodness and empathy towards people <i>appear</i> to work against his desire of becoming a knight, and in his search for his father. In reality, it is John's own self who does not recognize the power hidden in these natural traits.</li>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">How does John finally get what he wants?</span></i><br />
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<li>His experience with Saint Francis helps him recognize the value of true generosity and kindness, so he can then begin to appreciate these natural qualities within himself and finally, in forgiving his father's enemies, he is set free to pursue a vocation that is both honourable and natural, a vocation for which he is well-suited.</li>
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<li><span style="color: #073763;"><i><span style="color: #bf9000;">Man vs. Society</span></i> </span> John place in society is confused and tenuous. He must live and be treated as a villein, then page, yet there are questions of his parentage. How will he recover the prestige he has lost and regain his rightful place in society?</li>
<li><span style="color: #073763;"><i><span style="color: #bf9000;">Man vs. Himself</span></i> </span> John is conflicted by his generous actions towards Yusuf. He sees himself as a knight who should be victorious over his enemies, yet he shows the boy mercy. This conflict is a mirror of his conflict within himself with regard to his father's enemies. Do they deserve death or mercy? His struggle also impedes him from recognizing his true calling. </li>
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<b>Themes:</b><br />
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<li><span style="color: #741b47;">Love</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #351c75;">Revenge</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">War</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #783f04;">Injustice</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000;">Identity</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #b45f06;">Loyalty</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #bf9000;">Perseverance</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #20124d;">Friendship</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #4c1130;">Education</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d;">Bravery</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #4c1130;">Forgiveness</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Family</span></li>
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Born in 1890 and the only child of her parents, <span style="color: #990000;">Eleanore Myers Jewett</span> developed a vivid imagination and a love of reading. While doing a master's degree in comparative literature at Columbia University, she continued her fascination with the medieval time period and in her books, the setting is brought vividly to life. As a wife of a physician, she lived with him and their two daughters in upstate New York until her death in 1967. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "chalkboard"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b>Era:</b> </span><span style="text-align: center;">62 A.D.</span></div>
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Senator Caius Pomponius Afer is murdered in his bed and the household slaves are taken into custody to face the sentence of death if even one has perpetrated this crime. Aulus, Pomponius' valet and the first slave to happen upon his master after the assassination, is suspected, but when he dies in prison, who will prove his innocence? Yet the slave list has been neglected and so, no one is aware that two of the slaves are missing. Where is Assinius, the Senator's steward, who had not been seen days before the murder? And Hylas, the Senator's Greek secretary is not in the party.<br />
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Hylas, as it turns out, escaped detection in the house and is working steadfastly to find out who committed the dastardly deed. He is certain that it was not one of the servants, but who could have had the opportunity and motive to commit such a vile execution. Enlisting the help of Pomponius' son-in-law, Camillus Rufus, the nobleman and slave investigate, and unearth devious plots that could possibly rock the foundations of Rome's political body and cost them their lives.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>Background:</b> </span>Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus is one of the characters in the story, yet he is a real Roman historical figure. By his actions in the Senate and in public life, he exemplified a man of honour and convictions, often going against the status quo in favour of principles. Upon Nero's murder of his own mother and the Senate's obsequious behaviour towards the Emperor, Paetus walked out of the Senate meeting, refusing to be part of it. His opposition to Nero continued and eventually his admirable ethics caught up with him. Nero contrived charges against him, accusing him of neglecting his senatorial duties, and he was sentenced to death by his choice. At his suburban villa, he elected to have the veins in his arms opened and died with serene dignity.</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Setting: </span></b></span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">Rome in the year 62 A.D. </span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Point-of-View:</span></b> The story is told from the point of view of the slave, Hylas, yet switches part way through the story to the point-of-view of Camillus. This substitution offers a unique perspective for the reader as they get to first see Roman life through the eyes of a slave and later see it through the eyes of a patrician.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Caius Pomponius Afer: </span> A Roman senator</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Camillus Rufus: </span> A military tribune married to Blandina</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Domina Blandina:</span> Senator Pomponius' daugher and Camillus' wife.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Domina Faustina: </span> The step-mother of Senator Pomponius</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Decianus Gallus: </span> The step-brother of Senator Pomponius</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">Galerius:</span> A friend of Camillus</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Hylas:</span><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span> The main character. Senator Caius Pomponius' secretary</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; text-align: center;">Assinus: </span><span style="text-align: center;"> Senator Pomponius' steward</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Aulus:</span> Senator Pomponius' valet</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Nissa: </span> The mother of Hylas and Faustina's maid</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Merope: </span>Domina Blandina's maid</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Macrobius: </span> A prison governor<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Varro:</span> A market porter<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Matidia:</span> His aunt<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Figulus: </span> A barber<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">Vibulanus: </span> A butcher<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Dionysios: </span> Secretary for Correspondence from the Eastern Provinces in the Imperial Household<br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">Thrasea Paetus:</span> A senator and former consul. He lived during the time of three Emperors, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.<br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Seneca:</span> Tutor, and at this point, an advisor to Nero<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Emperor Nero: </span> During his reign, he initially concentrated on trade and the enhancement of cultural life. He is the Roman emperor who was accused setting fire to Rome. He was also the first emperor to commit suicide.<br />
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John William Waterhouse<br />
source <a href="http://www.wikiart.org/en/john-william-waterhouse/the-remorse-of-nero-after-the-murder-of-his-mother-1878">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #351c75;">What does the central character want?</span></i></span><br />
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<li><span style="text-align: center;">Hylas wants to find the murder of Pomponius to save his mother and the rest of the slaves. Camillus wants to find the murderer to pay a debt to Hylas and to see justice served.</span></li>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;">What keeps her from getting what she wants?</span></i></span><br />
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<li><span style="text-align: center;">Hylas is being sought by the athorities, which makes his search for those responsible and the gathering of clues, more difficult. Camillus is impeded by family loyalty. He struggles with truth and exposure of those close to him.</span></li>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>How does Hylas and Camillus finally get what they want?</i></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="text-align: center;">Hylas gets what he wants through Camillus, and Camillus, with the help of Paetus, finally realizes that truth and justice is more important than personal consequence. Through the process of the investigation, he begins to see the slaves as people instead of just a commodity.</span></li>
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Conflict:</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Man vs. Man </i></span> Camillus is in conflict with his wife and the possible public exposure of their family.</li>
<li><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Man vs. Society</span></i> Hylas' place as a slave in society makes it difficult for him to search for justice or the truth</li>
<li><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Man vs. Himself</span></i> Camillus struggles with himself to determine if justice or personal wants are more important </li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Representation of the Roman Senate<br />
source <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome#/media/File:Maccari-Cicero.jpg">Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">Themes:</span></b></div>
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<li><span style="color: #990000;">Murder</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13;">Loyalty</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #351c75;">Ethics</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Duty</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #b45f06;">Bravery</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d;">Mutual Alliance</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0c343d;">Family</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #20124d;">Patrician vs. Slave</span></li>
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<b>Author:</b> Caroline Dale Snedecker<br />
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<b>Illustrator: </b> Dorothy P. Lathrop<br />
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<b>Era: </b> 2nd century B.C. (around 113 B.C.)<br />
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<b>Published:</b> 1933 (Doubleday)<br />
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<b>Award:</b> Newberry Honor (1934)<br />
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<b>Age Range:</b> 8 - 14 years old<br />
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<b>Review:</b> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">★★★★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">★</span><br />
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Twelve year old Chloé lives with her companion, Melissa, in a shack in the mountains of Samnium outside of Rome. The daughter of a Greek slave and a Roman centurion, at her mother's death she is abandoned by her father to her fate, which is that of a slave. As Chloé grows to womanhood, she draws from the animals and nature around her as companions. Her character is as lovely as the woods surrounding her, yet still she nurses an abiding hatred for the man who should have loved, nurtured and raised her as his own. When a young Roman nobleman arrives at a neighbouring villa and encounters the young woman, Chloé's circumstances appear destined to change for the better, yet her past finally catches up with her and Chloe must decide whether she will hold on to the ghosts of the past or reach forward into a new future.<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Genre:</b> </span> Historical Fiction<br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Background:</span> </b> The main story is woven around a true one, events surrounding Tiberius Gracchus, a man who was born to a noble family in Rome, yet one who ended up struggling for the rights of the lower classes. He managed to get an agrarian law put through the senate which would return land expropriated by wealthly Romans back to the peasant population. This law stirred dissention in political circles and when Tiberius decided to run for re-election as a tribune, a group of irate Senators set upon him, clubbing him to death. Cornelia Scipionis Africana also appears as Tiberius' mother and the daughter of the hero Scipio Africanus who defeated Hannibal in the Second Punic War.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #351c75;">Setting: </span></b> Most of the story takes place in the mountains of Samnium, outside of Rome. Melissa and Chloé live in a hut up the hill which is separate from the country villa. <br />
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Nola, Campania 4th century BCE<br />
source <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samnium#mediaviewer/File:Samnite_soldiers_from_a_tomb_frieze_in_Nola_4th_century_BCE.jpg">Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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<b>Characters:</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Chloé:</span></b> A girl who is half Greek and half Latin. Her mother was taken in a raid on Lesbos, by her father, Lavinus, a Roman nobleman.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;">Melissa:</span></b> Chloé's companion, who was also taken in the raid. She was the daughter of a priest of the temple. She is Chloé's surrogate mother.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;">Aulus Cornelius Maro:</span></b> A Roman nobleman who is a friend and supporter of Tiberius. When Tiberius is killed Aulus is exiled to his country villa and meets Chloé.<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Davus: </b></span> A Roman slave who oversees Lavinus' country estate early in the book. He is harsh and cruel to Chloé in particular.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #073763;">Bion:</span></b> A Greek slave who takes over management of the estate when Davus is sent to Rome. Because of his nationality and kind heart, he becomes a benefactor to Melissa and Chloé and assists them whenever he is able.<br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Robina: </b></span> The villa's cook and a little bit of a gossip. <br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Lavinus: </b></span> Chloé's Roman father. He is rumoured to have abandoned Chloe's mother and Chloé, and married another woman, for which Chloe holds intense antipathy toward him.<br />
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<i><b>Historical characters:</b></i><br />
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<b><span style="color: #351c75;">Tiberius Gracchus:</span></b> A Roman tribune and a cousin of Aulus. Though coming from a rich family, he struggled to improve the lot of the lower classes of Rome. (see background) <br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Cornelia Scipionis Africana:</b></span> the mother of Tiberius<br />
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<i><span style="color: #660000;">What does the central character want?</span></i><br />
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<li>Initially Chloé wants revenge, or at the very least to hold on to her hatred for her father. She also deeply wishes for something different than her life as a slave, but because of her sheltered situation, she is not quite sure what she wishes for.</li>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">What keeps her from getting what she wants?</span></i><br />
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<li>As for slavery, the situation of slaves in Rome was governed by strict laws and the only way to escape it was to be freed by a master. There does not look like there is much hope for Chloé's situation, even though Aulus believes that he can convince his family to accept her as his wife. Also, the anger and hostility that Chloé harbours towards her father prevents her from moving forward.</li>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">How does Chloé finally get what she wants?</span></i><br />
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<li>With regard to her father, his return gives Chloé new information and allows her to re-examine her prejudices and conclusions. Chloé's father accepts her as his rightful child and her days of slavery are no more. Chloé also learns that love is better than hatred, and after realizing that she has based her feelings of anger towards her father on lies, she surrenders her heart to him. Hatred is a type of slavery that will not only harm the one that it is directed against, but the person himself; it not only affects the relationship with that person, but because of its corrosive nature, can affect other relationships as well. In letting go of her hatred, Chloé sets herself free.</li>
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<b><span style="color: #351c75;">Conflicts: </span></b><br />
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<li><i><span style="color: #bf9000;">Man vs. Man</span></i> Chloé is in conflict with her father, angry at his perceived abandonment. </li>
<li><i><span style="color: #bf9000;">Man vs. Society</span></i> Chloé is in conflict with the Roman system itself that devalues a man and allows a human being to be treated as an animal.</li>
<li><i><span style="color: #bf9000;">Man vs. Himself</span></i> Chloé struggles within herself with negative feelings toward her father that, without her realizing it, prevent her from moving forward in life. </li>
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<b>Themes:</b><br />
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<li><span style="color: #741b47;">Hatred</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #351c75;">Cruelty</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Identity</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000;">Judgement</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #b45f06;">Acceptance</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #bf9000;">Love</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d;">Politics</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #134f5c;">Nature</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Understanding</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47;">Forgiveness</span></li>
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Snedecker was known for her extensive research using only primary or secondary sources, and <i><span style="color: #990000;">The Forgotten Daughter</span> </i>sings with a melody of the past. Snedecker's writing brings Roman life to the reader in vibrant colours and poignant emotions. The descriptions of the setting are beautiful and living and, as a reader, you feel that you have stepped right into the story.<br />
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Quotes from <i>The Forgotten Daughter</i>:<br />
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<li><span style="color: #274e13;">Forever besetting mankind is this temptation --- to make other men into machines. Always in a new form it comes to every generation, and always as disastrous to master as to slave.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #351c75;">Despair in the old is a grievous thing, but not so bad as despair in the young. The young have no weapons, no remembrances of evils overcome, nor of evils endured. They have no muscle-hardness from old battles. They see only what is present, and they believe it to be forever. And they are very sure. Besides, joy and up-springing are the right of youth, and without it youth falls to the ground.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #b45f06;">It is strange how people will try to mend their lives when the garment is torn to shreds. It is strange, too, how life's garment, unlike human weaving, grows whole with the mending. It is as if some invisible kindness out of the air had set to work with you ---- here a little and there a little.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000;">We folk of the modern day can, with a touch of the finger, flash a whole city into light; we can plunge through clouds faster than any bird; we can soar above the very atmosphere of earth. But we have lost the sweet informing companionship of animals which was the daily life of men of old. Animals as pets are not the same. They are not these ancient vital companions. These ancient animals were in equal partnership with men, gave as much as they took --- gave somtimes more. ...... Life could not go on without them; and with them life was sweet, warm, responsive.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">One wonders how the people of the ancient world met their griefs. These griefs were of more cruel nature than ours, and the people had, so it seems, less spiritual weapons to meet them. That they did meet them and bear them in all those deep and long-lost centuries is a keen comment on the intrinsic worth of men.</span></li>
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<span style="text-align: center;">A wonderfully poignant story of Ann Hamilton, a young girl who has moved west with her family, which include her parents, two brothers and a baby. Her father, in his wisdeom, emphasizes that the family must "look west" now, and that there should be no looking back. Ann, however, finds this resolve difficult. She misses her family, especially her cousin, Margaret, who was her best friend. How will she be able to carve out a new identity for herself in this unfamiliar land? Who is this new Ann, who is now a pioneer girl?</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Title:</span></b> <i><span style="color: #783f04;">The Cabin Faced West</span></i>. Why would Fritz choose this title for her book? The title wraps around a major theme in the story: looking forwards towards your goals and challenges, and not looking backwards. Ann and her family have left the East to settle in the West and now everything must face West: their thoughts, their dreams, their faces, even their cabin, must look toward their new life.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Setting: </span></b>Hamilton Hill (now Ginger Hill), "The Western Country" on the other side of the Allegheny Mountains, west of Gettysburg. For a map, see <a href="http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/art-87068">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Ann Hamilton:</span><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span> 10-year-old Ann is unhappy that she's had to leave Gettysburg, her extended family and friends. Her families' situation at their homestead in the west is still uncomfortable for her, and she struggles to find a place in this new life that has been given her.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Daniel Hamilton: </span> Ann's older brother. Eighteen years old, he is trying to act a man and will sometimes reprimand Ann. He tells his siblings that none of them are allowed to criticize the west.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">David Hamilton:</span> Ann's seventeen-year-old brother, David has a twinkle in his eye and is quicker to laugh than his older sibling.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Andy McPhale: </span> A settler boy who is rather sullen and difficult. He shows up at the Hamilton's farm often, and Ann offers to teach him to read. By observing her family, Andy learns the value of work, and what can be done through perseverance </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Arthur Scott:</span> A young man who has come to newly settle in the area. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;">George Washington: </span> The U.S. president, of course. In the story, he is coming to check on his land in the area. He has dinner with the Hamiltons.</span><br />
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This story is based on a true story, one that happened to Fritz's great-great-grandmother, Ann Hamilton. George Washington did, in fact, stop at their homestead in 1784 for dinner. In Washington's diary on September 18, 1784, it reads: <i><span style="color: #073763;">"Set out with Doctr. Craik for my Land on Miller's Run, crossed the Monongahela at Devore's Ferry ...... bated at one Hamilton's about 4 miles from it, in Washington County, and lodged at Colo. Cannon's."</span></i> Fritz's great-great-grandmother told the story to her children and it was passed down through the generations to finally be shared with us all.<br />
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Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460289165306681854.post-86623312860569265122014-09-16T11:30:00.002-07:002015-08-18T21:40:24.254-07:00From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span>At 12 years-old, Claudia Kincaid is the oldest child in the Kincaid family, her other siblings being three younger brothers. Feeling unappreciated and tired of the mundaneness of life, she decides to run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Joining her is her middle brother, 9 year old Jamie, whom she decides to take because he is reasonably easy-going and is also the only one in the family with money, which he continually makes by adeptly cheating at cards. <br />
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As they adjust to life at the museum, they discover by chance a marble statue of an angel. Upon further investigation, they find that it was sold to the museum by a Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and, even more exciting is the fact that it is suspected of being carved by none other than the famous Renaissance sculptor, Michelangelo. Claudia sets out to discover the truth and, at the end of her search, finds something that she never expected.<br />
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source <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art#mediaviewer/File:Photograph_of_the_New_Roman_Gallery_at_the_Metropolitan%E2%80%94New_York_City.jpg">Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;">Genre:</span></b> Children's Fiction<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Title: </b></span> <i>From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler</i>. Why would Konigsburg choose this title for her story? We understand finally that the secret of the statue comes to light from Claudia and Jamie's search through the Mrs. Basil's files, but there is more than this one "mix-up" in the novel. Claudia is mixed-up as to what she wants and the actual story behind the statue, Angel, is mixed-up between fact and fiction as well. But just as Mrs. Basil's mixed-up files that had appeared so secretive have a purpose and come out right in the end, so, too, do the other conflicts in the novel.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Setting:</span></b> The book is set in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. As the children's spend time there, the reader is introduced to information about the museum.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Point-of-View: </span></b>The story is told from a first person omniscient point-of-view by Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, yet one could almost call it third-person, as most of the story she relates is about Claudia and Jamie. The narration takes the form of a letter to her lawyer, Saxonberg. Why might the author have chosen an old lady who didn't actually share in the adventures of the story to tell it? Well, in the first place, Mrs. Frankweiler has wisdom and experience. She is not only able to inject nuggets of wisdom into the narrative, she also has more knowledge of the museum and pieces in it, than the children might have and can occasionally communicate that knowledge to the reader. And being a rather mentally youthful old person, she is both able to understand the children's motivations and desires, while guiding them in their search. She understands both what they want and what they need.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;">Characters:</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Claudia Kincaid:</span> At 12 years of age, she is the oldest child of the Kincaid family and a straight-A student. Claudia is dissatisfied with her life, feeling the pressures of being an older sibling, and she longs for something other than the sameness of her life. She comes up with the idea to run away to the museum.<br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: </span> An 82 year-old widower who is the narrator of the story. She's a little crotchety, but also spunky and wise. She doesn't give the children what they want easily which teaches them the value of hard work. Like Claudia, she likes secrets.<br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jamie Kincaid: </span>Claudia's 9 year-old younger brother. She chooses him as her companion because he has imagination, but mostly because he is the sibling with the most money. He is also witty and thinks on his feet. Claudia may be more academic, but it is Jamie who has life skills.<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saxonberg: </span> the lawyer to whom Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler addresses her letter (which is the novel). The reader never meets Saxonberg, who instead remains an ambiguous character. But since this book is full of secrets, is it surprising that he remains cloaked in mystery?<br />
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<b><span style="color: #4c1130;">Plot:</span></b></h4>
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<i><span style="color: #660000;">What does the central character want?</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angel by Michelangelo<br />
early works<br />
source <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo#mediaviewer/File:Angel_by_Michelangelo_-_3.JPG">Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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<li>Claudia wants to escape the mundaneness of life and the injustice of being an older sibling. She desires to have an adventure that will change her so she can return home a different person from the one she was before. When they discover the statue and its possible history, Claudia sees this as a chance for excitement and notoriety. She is driven by this goal and finds out everything she can about the statue. Her drive and dedication to this task could be compared to the effort Michelangelo gave to honing his craft and creating Angel. Claudia believes that if she can solve the mystery of the statue, she'll finally be someone; she can return home a celebrity, impress her family and finally be different than the old Claudia.</li>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">What keeps her from getting what she wants?</span></i><br />
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<li> Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler impedes Claudia from reaching her goal by making it difficult for her to find out the truth about Angel, and then demanding secrecy. Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler says, <i><span style="color: #274e13;">"I admired her spirit; but more, I wanted to help her see the value of her adventure. She still saw it as buying her something: appreciation first, information now."</span></i> Mrs. Frankweiler is trying to help fix Claudia's "wrong thinking". If Claudia's focus is on being famous, that fame could be gone in an instant, but the effort that went into reaching her goal was by far more valuable.</li>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">How does Claudia finally get what she wants?</span></i><br />
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<li>By having to work so hard to accomplish her goal, Claudia finally realized that public approval, or getting praise as an end which will only last for awhile, is nothing to the personal satisfaction of hard work and achievement that can last forever. She learns that the only true way to be different is on the inside.</li>
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">Conflicts: </span> </b><i><span style="color: #bf9000;">Man vs. Man</span></i> There is conflict with Claudia and Mrs. Frankweiler as to whether to reveal the secret of the statue, and there is also conflict with Claudia within herself as she struggles with how to be a different person.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #073763;">Themes:</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="color: #741b47;">Dissatisfaction</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #351c75;">Self-Reliance</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Dreams</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000;">Secrets</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #b45f06;">Family</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #bf9000;">Character</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d;">Art</span></li>
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<b>Quotes:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">E.L. Konigsburg<br />
1930-2013</td></tr>
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<em><span style="color: #0b5394;">"Secrets are safe, and they do much to make you different. On the inside where it counts. I won't actually be getting a secret from you; I'll be getting details. I'm a collector of all kinds of things besides art," I said, pointing to my files.</span></em><br />
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">"I think you should learn, of course, and some days you must learn a great deal. But you should also have days when you allow what is already in you to swell up inside of you until it touches everything. And you can feel it inside of you. If you never take time out to let that happen, then you accumulate facts, and they begin to rattle around inside of you. You can make noise with them, but never really feel anything with them. It's hollow." </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #741b47;">"Having words and explanations for things is too modern."</span></i></div>
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<b>Further Investigations:</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">The Metropolitan Museum of Art</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html">About Michelangelo</a></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>"On a morning in mid-April 1687, the brigantine </i>Dolphin<i> left the open sea, sailed briskly across the Sound to the wide mouth of the Connecticut River and into Saybrook harbor."</i></span><br />
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Author: Elizabeth George Speare<br />
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Era: 1687<br />
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Published: 1958 (Houghton Mifflin)<br />
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Award: Newberry Medal (1959)<br />
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Age Range: 8 - 14 years old<br />
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Review: <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">★★★★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">★</span><br />
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In 1687, upon the death of her grandfather, Kit Tyler travels from her home in Barbados to stay with her aunt and uncle in Wethersfield, Connecticut. A long way from everything that she's used to, Kit finds the Puritan community austere and not particularly welcoming, but finds a friend in Nat Eaton, the captain's son, and also befriends an outcast, a Quaker woman named Hannah Tupper. But when Kit is accused of witchcraft, she must use all her wits and the friendships that she has made in her new community to prove her innocence.<br />
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<b>Genre:</b> Historical Fiction<br />
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<b>Background:</b> In the face of religious persecution in England, many men, women and children travelled to the New World and settled in colonies there. In autumn of 1635, a number of sixty men, women and children travelled from Massachusetts and settled at <b>Wethersfield</b>, Windsor and Hartford. In 1636 the Connecticut colony was set up for a Puritan settlment. The Saybrook Colony and the New Haven Colony eventually merged with Connecticut Colony. In 1662, Charles II granted the Connecticut colony the right to their charter (like their own constitution) and to administer their own government, until Sir Edmund Andros arrived in 1686 under King James II. He had plans to increase the king's power by uniting Massechusetts and Connecticut, therefore revoking their charter and setting up a new government. This caused political turmoil in the Colonies. On Halloween of 1687, Andros appeared in Connecticut with plans to remove the charter and convene a new government, but during a meeting, the charter disappeared under mysterious circumstances and, according to legend, was hidden in a hollow oak tree. In the end, the new government concentrated more on New York and Massechusetts, and Connecticut, in return ignored the new government. When James II was deposed by William and Mary in 1689, Boston sent Andros back to England in chains.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Charter Oak, Hartford<br />
source <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Connecticut#mediaviewer/File:Charter_Oak_in_Hartford_CT.jpg">Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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<b>Setting: </b> Wethersfield in 1687. It is a strong Puritan community but the settlement is relatively new and survival is still an arduous task. People are wary of strangers and resistant to new ideas. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17th Century Puritan Meeting House<br />
(Old Ship Church, Hingham, MA)<br />
source <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Ship_Church#mediaviewer/File:InteriorOldShip.jpg">Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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<b>Characters:</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Katherine Tyler (Kit):</span></b> she moves to Barbados to live with her aunt and uncle in Wethersfield. Initially, headstrong and lacking self-control, through her experiences and contact with the people of Wethersfield, Kit learns patience, kindness, and temperance.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;">Nathaniel Eaton (Nat):</span></b> son of the captain of The Dolphin. He helps Kit to mature and grow as a person while challenging her actions. He often seems to be present in times of trouble.<br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><b>Hannah Tupper:</b></span> A Quaker who had been driven from Massachusetts and has settled in Wethersfield but is still shunned and persecuted by the community, who says that she is a witch. She is befriended by Kit and is also friends with Nat.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #351c75;">Matthew Wood:</span></b> Kit's uncle. While severe and quiet, he has a silent nobility that is not easy to see. He is loyal and sensible, however, and sticks by Kit during her troubles.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;">Rachel Wood:</span></b> Kit's aunt, her mother's sister. <br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>Judith Wood:</b></span> Matthew and Rachel's daughter. Proud and haughty, she is draw to luxuries and dislikes her life of toil.<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Mercy Wood: </b></span> Matthew and Rachel's second daughter. She is lame, but her sweet and giving nature is truly attractive.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #073763;">John Holbrook:</span></b> son of a tanner and unable to pay the tuition for college, he has come to Wethersfield to study under the Reverend Bulkeley. <br />
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<b><span style="color: #741b47;">William Ashby:</span></b> a wealthy young man in town who singles out Kit to be his future wife. He is staid and practical and unimaginative.<br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Prudence Cruff:</b></span> a small, scrawny child who is neglected by her parents, particularly her mother, Goodwife Cruff. Kit gains her admiration by rescuing her doll and covertly teaches her to read and write.<br />
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<i><b>Historical characters:</b></i><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>Reverend Bulkeley: </b></span>an ardent Royalist, he was faithful to the English king. His philosophy collided with Matthew Wood's and later, Holbrook's, his student.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">Mr. Eleazar Kimberly:</span></b> a schoolmaster in Wethersfield from 1661 to 1689. He married three times and had five children.<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>Governor Edmund Andros:</b></span> sent by King James II to the Connecticut colony, his purpose was to remove the colony's charter, threatening their right to self-government.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">Captain Samuel Talcott:</span></b> very little information on this character<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buttolph-Williams House - Wethersfield<br />
considered the house where Kit lived<br />
source <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttolph-Williams_House#mediaviewer/File:Buttolph-Williams_House.jpg">Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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<b>Quakers:</b> Another break-away sect from The Church of England, and called The Society of Friends, Quakers believed that a person could communicate directly with God and therefore, there was no need for ministers, priests or traditional church customs. They were often persecuted even more harshly than the Puritans in England. Some colonies refused to allow them entry.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Children would use <b>Hornbooks</b> to practice their letters<br />
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<b>Plot:</b></h4>
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<i><span style="color: #660000;">What does the central character want?</span></i><br />
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<li>Kit wants acceptance from her new family and from the community. She also wants them to broaden their outlook so it fits with the society and expectations that she was used to in Barbados.</li>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">What keeps her from getting what she wants?</span></i><br />
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<li>The community's austere, traditional views and suspicious nature prevent them from accepting Kit. Kit's own impetuous nature and sometimes reckless actions also keep her from getting what she wants.</li>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">How does Kit finally get what she wants?</span></i><br />
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<li>From learning self-control and by developing an understanding of the people she comes to live with, Kit learns to find peace in the community. Most of the people also show signs of greater tolerance and more acceptance of new ideas than they had hitherto shown. </li>
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<b>Conflicts: </b><i><span style="color: #bf9000;">Man vs. Society</span></i> Kit does not understand her new community and comes immediately into conflict with it. Hannah, also, does not fit into this community. The community's lack of tolerance and quick judgement enhance the conflict.<br />
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<b>Themes:</b><br />
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<li><span style="color: #741b47;">Intolerance</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #351c75;">Superstition</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Identity</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000;">Judgement</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #b45f06;">Acceptance</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #bf9000;">Friendship</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d;">Politics</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #134f5c;">Religion</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Understanding</span></li>
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This book truly has so much depth to it, that you could spend weeks studying it. From the history of Connecticut, to witches in 17th century America, Barbados, the historical characters, etc., the amount of possible "rabbit trails" is endless. A truly fascinating book and a classic in its own right!<br />
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Quotes attributed to Elizabeth George Speare:<br />
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<li><span style="color: #b45f06;">No, writing is not lonely. It is a profession crowded with life and sound and color. I feel privileged to have had a share in it.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d;">Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do, to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of events that grow from an initial incident that alters the status quo of the characters.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000;">I do not believe an historical novel should gloss over the pain and ugliness. But I do believe that the hero ….. should on the last page ……. still be standing, with the strength to go to whatever the future may hold.</span></li>
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Further reading: </div>
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<a href="http://www.celebrateboston.com/history/connecticut.htm">Colony of Connecticut, A Brief History</a></div>
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Author: Munro Leaf<br />
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Illustrator: Robert Lawson<br />
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Era: 1936<br />
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Published: 1936 (The Viking Press, N.Y.)<br />
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Award: none found<br />
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Age Range: 0 - 11 years old<br />
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Review: <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">★★★★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">★</span><br />
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A most popular children's book about a young bull who does not wish to go to participate in the bullfights in Madrid, but only wishes to smell the flowers in his field. One day, a sting from a bumblebee causes Ferdinand to bolt and, being mistaken for the fiercest bull of the herd, he is captured and taken to the fights against his will. Yet Ferdinand remains true to his nature and eventually returns to his beloved home.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A matador in full dress in Madrid<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Background:</span></b> Leaf claimed that he decided to write <i>The Story of Ferdinand</i> to give his friend, Robert Lawson, a vehicle to showcase his illustrations. Yet the book was released nine months before the commencement of the civil war in Spain, and it was taken as treatise on the promotion of pacifism. The Spanish leader, Francisco Franco, and his supporters condemned it as propaganda, as did Adolf Hilter, banning the book in Nazi Germany. In contrast, the political left embraced the book; in Poland it was the only non-communist book allowed by Joseph Stalin and, in India, Ghandhi claimed it as his favourite book.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Setting: </b></span> Spain, the land of the matadores and toreadores. Ferdinand sits in a country field yet soon he is taken to the city. Contrast the two:<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Country</span> = pastoral fields, bees, flowers, peace, silence, time to play & romp, time to think ……<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">City (Madrid)</span> = captivity, loud shouting, crowds, busyness, attacks, violence, etc.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Characters: </span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Ferdinand:</b></span> a young bull who does not behave like the other bulls; he wants to sit in a field and smell the flowers<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>The other young bulls</b>:</span> they romp and play and want to be chosen for the bullfights in Madrid<br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Ferdinand's mother:</span></b> is understanding and nurturing, and supports his unusual nature<br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">The Five Men: </span></b> arrive from Madrid and wish to find the fiercest bull to participate in the bullfights in their city<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>The bumblebee: </b></span> an innocent insect who is following his nature when Ferdinand sits on him. He is at fault for Ferdinand's future troubles<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>The Banderilleros:</b></span> They cannot understand Ferdinand's passivity<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>The Picadores</b></span>: They attempt to make Ferdinand angry, but fail<br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">The Matador: </span></b> Ferdinand reduces him to tears when he is unable to make him fight<br />
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Ferdinand is the <b>protagonist</b> and the matador the main <b>antagonist</b>. A comparison of the two results in:<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Ferdinand: </span> wants peace, quiet and to remain undisturbed. He does not care about what people think of him. He is easygoing and is able to remain true to his nature. The end result is that Ferdinand is victorious.<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">The Matador: </span> wants the bull to fight so he can gain victory over his opponent, and therefore win the adulation of the crowd. He relies on the bull to assist him in becoming famous. He is incensed when life does not meet his expectations. The end result is that the matador is defeated.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Plot:</span></b><br />
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<i><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>What does the central character want?</b></span></i><br />
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<li> Ferdinand wants to sit in his field and to smell the flowers. He wants peace and quiet.</li>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d;">What keeps him from getting what he wants?</span></i></b><br />
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<li>First of all, the bumblebee that stings him, makes him appear like he is a great fighter. Then the five men from Madrid mistake Ferdinand's frenzied attempt to escape the pain of the sting and decide that he is the fiercest bull, the one they have been searching for. They take him to Madrid.</li>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d;"> How does Ferdinand finally get what he wants?</span></i></b><br />
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<li>In Madrid, Ferdinand stays true to his nature, in spite of the many forces pushing him to fight. He refuses to fight and eventually is returned to his meadow.</li>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Conflicts:</b></span> <span style="color: #b45f06;">man vs. nature</span> (Ferdinand vs. the bumblebee),<span style="color: #b45f06;"> man vs. man</span><br />
(Ferdinand vs. the five men and the picadores and matador),<br />
and <span style="color: #b45f06;">man vs. society</span> (Ferdinand vs. the society that wants<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Themes:</span></b><br />
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<li> Pacifism</li>
<li> Self-Contentment</li>
<li> Individuality</li>
<li> Staying true to your nature</li>
<li> Challenging the status quo</li>
<li> Steadfastness & determination</li>
<li> Peace over violence (War)</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bullwrestling (1865-66)<br />
Edouard Manet<br />
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Despite being embroiled in controversy, this book has remained a beloved favourite and has been translated into 60 different languages.<br />
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Hemingway wrote a somewhat odd rebuttal to <i>The Story of Ferdinand</i>, called <a href="http://www.xoxosoma.com/the-faithful-bull.html">The Faithful Bull</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><b>Resources & Ideas:</b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/story_of_ferdinand.php">The Story of Ferdinand Lapbook</a><br />
<a href="http://www.delightfullearning.net/2011/07/the-story-of-ferdinand-scheduling-five-in-a-row.html">Teaching The Story of Ferdinand from Five-in-a-Row (blog)</a><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><b>Bibliography:</b></span><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Ferdinand">The Story of Ferdinand - Wikipedia</a><br />
<a href="http://cleoclassicalchildrens.blogspot.ca/2014/07/reading-questions-for-children.html">The Well-Trained Mind Questions</a><br />
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Author: <span style="color: #073763;">Sydney Taylor</span><br />
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Illustrator: <span style="color: #073763;">Helen John</span><br />
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Era: <span style="color: #073763;">1910s-Lower East Side Manhattan, N.Y.</span></div>
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Published: <span style="color: #073763;">1951 (Follett Publishing)</span></div>
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Awards: <span style="color: #073763;">Follett Publishing Co. Award</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"> Kansas William Allen White Award</span></div>
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Age Range: <span style="color: #073763;">8 - 14 yrs old.</span></div>
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Author Sydney Taylor uses her own Jewish family as a model for this delightful story of an immigrant Jewish family living in New York at the turn of the twentieth century. Instead of following a natural plotline, the book offers vignettes, allowing the reader private glimpses into the relationships of Papa, Mama, Ella, Henny, Charlotte, Sarah and Gertie of All-of-a-Kind family. <br />
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While Taylor portrays a lively, close-knit and loving family, she does not gloss over the struggles in the everyday life of a child. When a precious and costly library book goes missing, Sarah must conquer her fear and confess. When Henny gets lost in Playland, how will she ever find her family? And will the family ever find out the mystery behind Charlie the peddler and learn the reason for the sadness behind his eyes?<br />
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Jewish holidays are also included and the traditions and habits behind them are truly fascinating for the non-Jewish reader. The Sabbath, Purim, and Succos are explained, and Taylor's personal touch makes you feel as if you are part of the excitement of the celebrations.<br />
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My favourite chapter was the story of Mama's inventive "button-game" to help the girls learn to dust the front room carefully and thoroughly. Cleverly, she came up with the plan to hide buttons throughout the room, and the "duster" would have completed her job, when she had found all of the buttons. Mama's ingenuity turned the work into a game, and by it she avoided having to nag her children. <br />
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This book is a truly enjoyable classic that can be read over and over. And please read the continuing books in the series to enjoy more adventures with All-of-A-Kind family.<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><span style="color: #741b47;">More
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><span style="color: #741b47;">All-of-a-Kind
Family Uptown</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><span style="color: #741b47;">All-of-a-Kind
Family Downtown</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><span style="color: #741b47;">Ella of All-of-a-Kind Family</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #783f04;">The Hebrew word "mitzvot" means commandments or good deeds. Can you find examples of characters performing "mitzvot" in this book? </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #783f04;">The Hebrew word "middot" refers to good character traits. What "middot" do you think the characters in the story possess?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #783f04;">The stories in this book take place a long time ago, in the 1910's, however, are you able to find a situation in the book that might be similar to a present-day situation? Find the commonalities between "then" and "now".</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #783f04;">Choose a Jewish holiday and either describe it in your own words, or write a short narration describing it.</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Source:</span></b> <a href="http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Portals/0/AJL_Assets/documents/awards/companion.pdf">The All-of-a-Kind Family Companion</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Britannic Bold"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">How
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<span style="font-family: "Britannic Bold";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">by Cleo<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Big Caslon"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What
is literary analysis?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This can be
a controversial question; even the experts cannot completely agree as to its
definition and application.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
the fact remains that your child will, at some point, be required to draw
meaning from the texts he is reading, and be expected to apply this meaning to
different mediums, whether it is an essay, a debate, or perhaps simply a
problem encountered in everyday life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Big Caslon"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
his bestselling book <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">How To Read A Book</i>
(1972), Mortimer J. Adler explains that the author of a literary text is attempting
to have a conversation with the reader, and it is the responsibility of the
reader to search diligently to find out what that conversation is about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This form of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“active reading” is essential for any type of analysis, as
it assists the reader in reading for understanding, instead of simply for
information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In essence, literary
analysis is not about WHAT is said as much as it is about HOW it is said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
how do we go about teaching the basics of this skill, and what should our
expectations be for our child at each of the developmental stages (grammar,
logic and rhetoric)?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Big Caslon"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>During
the grammar stage, literary analysis is rather simple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A child is not yet able to think in the
abstract, and an elementary approach will suffice for analytical exposure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Basic questions can be asked such as:
What was your favourite part of the story? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What did you like least about the story?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was your favourite character?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who did you like least in the
story?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If your child enjoys this
process, you can begin to delve into <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">why </i>he
made his choices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this age
level, the analysis does not have to be limited to just words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Encourage him to notice other aspects
of the book, such as the illustrations and ask, for example, why he thinks the
author decided to use a certain illustration to convey a particular
message.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, if you feel your
child is consistently resistant to the process, leave it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your goals are simply to persuade your
child to think about the book, and to begin a dialogue between yourselves,
developing a pattern that will be invaluable at later stages. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a child enters the logic stage, he should be working on reading, summarizing,
and identifying terms of reference (i.e. fiction, non-fiction, novel, fable,
biography, poem, etc.).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
is now ready to be asked questions such as:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the main character of the story?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What did he want?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What prevents him from getting what he
wants?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is the most important
event in this story?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may want
him to write a short response to one of these questions, but first ensure you
discuss the question with him to fully develop his ideas; this dialogue will
help him organize his thoughts before writing, and keep him from being overwhelmed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Big Caslon"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>At
the rhetoric stage, the student will be asked to switch from content-oriented
reading (who, what, when, where, and the “obvious” why) to form-oriented
reading (the form used to convey meaning, how specific ideas are expressed,
etc.).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The student should work
towards acquiring the ability to dissect a book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This requires a level of abstraction, the ability to see
beyond content into the organization of ideas, and to discover subtleties of
thought within a book’s construction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Start acquainting your student with basic literary terms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Allow him to make notes in the margins
of the book to acquire better understanding of the literature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Assign brief one-page essays in the
form of a formal essay, a biographical essay, an historical essay, or a
response paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A response paper topic
could be chosen from the following examples:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1) choose a scene, plot, or character, and tell why it
helped or hindered the story; 2) compare the reading with another work and draw
a parallel; or 3) argue that a character behaved in a manner that was ethically
right or wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, ensure the
topic has been thoroughly discussed before any writing begins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eventually, your child will be well on
his way to understanding and identifying the techniques that make a literary
work effective.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Big Caslon"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A
basic proficiency in literary analysis will allow your child to move beyond
elementary reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By developing
these critical thinking skills, your student will benefit during his
post-secondary education, as well as in his personal reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He will be able to distinguish between literary
and non-literary works, being better equipped to judge a book according to its
merits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As Francis Bacon so aptly
put it: “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be
chewed and digested.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Literary
analysis can give your child a discerning “appetite.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But whether your child is just setting
off on this literary journey or has advanced to the composition of essays, your
goals in teaching literary analysis are to ultimately foster a life-long love
of reading in your child, and to help him acquire the skills to dig deeper
within a book to find the treasures hidden inside.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Big Caslon"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">Adler, Mortimer J.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">How to Read a Book</i>.
New York, N.Y.; Simon & Schuster, 1972<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Big Caslon"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">Bauer, Susan Wise <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Well-Trained Mind</i>. New York, N.Y.; W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2004<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Welcome to my Children's Classic Book blog. I've been blogging for awhile at <a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/">Classical Carousel </a>reading various classical literature. However, I want to intersperse classical children's literature too and, rather than fit everything all onto one blog, I've decided to create a new one!<br />
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This blog won't be as active as Classical Carousel, but I hope to regularly add children's reviews as I can fit them in. I'll be reviewing a number of classic children's books, from old favourites to ones that you've never heard of before.<br />
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