Plymouth Pioneers (The American Adventure #2) [Library Binding]

Colleen L. Reece (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 11 and up

Twelve-year-old John and his ten-year-old sister experience hardship and adventure when they arrive at Plymouth Colony.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8-John Smythe, 12 years old in Plymouth Pioneers, and his sister Sarah, 10, have come on the Mayflower to the New World. As Separatists, the Smythes believe in practicing their faith in daily life, and their first year in North America gives them ample opportunity to do that. The family reappears in Dream Seekers, although John and Sarah are now grown and their brother Phillip, 12, is front and center. Pioneers has the inherent drama of the desperate fight to survive in alien surroundings, but is weakened by a tendency to substitute descriptions of physical attributes for character development; mixed in is some degree of telling rather than showing. Dream Seekers has more convincing characterization, although Mr. Smythe is drawn as substantially more stern by Lough than by Reece. Seekers also has uneven plotting, with characters appearing, disappearing, and reappearing randomly. The Roger Williams tie-in of the subtitle is all but dropped about one-fourth of the way through. Dialogue in both books ranges from obviously historical, such as "aye" for "yes," to curiously modern such as, "Wait up!" The strength is in the children's repeated struggles to choose appropriate behavior and to depend on God in difficult circumstances. For libraries with a high demand for Christian fiction, the depiction of faith applied could override the general mediocrity of the writing.
Faith Brautigam, Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, IL
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Book Description

History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, fun-to-read, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Library Binding: 144 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791050424
• ISBN-13: 978-0791050422
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,068,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plymouth Pioneers, July 25, 2000

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Plymouth Pioneers (The American Adventure Series #2) (Paperback)

John's family have arrived in America and try to make a life in the new land. Sarah was my favorite character because she was hardworking, brave, and kind-hearted. This book is an easy way to learn history.