Customer Reviews

Carlotta

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This is a story about a girl who lived in California a long time ago(as in about 1846). She was brought up like a tom-boy in the place of her dead brother, Carlos. This is an exelent story about how Carlota's struggles to become her own person. I'm 12 yrs. old, Iloved this book, and all other's I've read by Scott O'Dell

Carlota is about a girl who lives in California during the Spanish/American wars. Her father raises her to take the place of her dead son, Carlos. She dives for gold in shark infested waters to help pay for their ranch. Carlota de Zubarán and her father help fight in minor offshoots of the main war and protect their ranch from American invaders. I give this book four stars because it is clearly written, but is boring in some places. I really enjoyed this book, and look forward to reading more Scott O'Dell books.

Carlota is a wonderful story about a Californio family during the rancho period, before California becomes a state. It is a time of change, not only for California, but for Carlota and others living during her time. Descriptive dialogue and events in the book give us an excellent portrayal of the rancho lifestyle and customs. It not only depicts some of the effects of the mission period, but also the events leading up to the U.S. take-over of the Californian territory from Mexico. Carlota displays strength, courage, and wisdom as she leads her family to new ways in a new land. Every fourth grader will have a better understanding of their social studies curriculum through the eyes of this charming young lady, Carlota.

This was the best book, but okay. My mom was reading it to me & my brothers @ night and yes, I often wondered what would happen next. It was about a tomboy, who was trying to be like her dead older brother. (if that makes sense) I wouldn't read it again, but it was worth reading. If u need something to read in a short time, this would be a good book for u.

This was a good book, even though Scott O' Dell has written better books. I really don't know how to summarize it, except that this is a book about a tomboy Spanish girl. It's first point of view, and (very) good if you just want a quick read, or an easy book to do a book report on, like I did. ^_^

It stinks. 'Nough said. This book drags and goes nowhere when you think it was starting to. Carlota doesn't even ride that "majestic stallion" anywhere. She rides some other horse, and the book just ends after she's just announced she's tooken over her fathers ranch (who just died). blah blah. Bland, nothing to it.