Twelve-year-old orphan Rose, sent to live with unknown relatives on a farm in Canada, ventures into her aunt's root cellar and finds herself making friends with people who lived on the farm more than a century earlier.
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A present day girl goes to an old world,
By Merlyne Kittrell (Columbus, Georgia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: ROOT CELLAR, THE (Hardcover)
This is a modern day novel about a twelve-year old orphan who lives unhappily in Canada, the north shore of Lake Ontario. Rose has gone to live with her father's sister and her family. Rose has always felt like an outsider and since she has a new home she might as well explore it. By accident, Rose stumbled upon an old Root cellar in which thought she would find canned vegetables. She went inside the cellar to investigate and when she came out, she came out in the 19th century Civil War era. Rose found herself in another place and another time (the 1860's), and she had shifted through time. Through time travel Rose found friends Susan and William Morrisay. Rose immediately found solace in her escapades through time, she also found that her friends desperately needed her help. The main character Rose, and her new friend Susan are the same age when they meet and as time goes on they embark on a torturous adventure to save Will from certain death. "Rose has finally found a place where she fits in, but she has to travel through time to get there."
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This review is from: The Root Cellar (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (School & Library Binding)
If you like adventure then you will love this book "The Root Cellar" by Janet Lunn.This book is about a girl named Rose who goes to relative to relative . If you are wondering why, it is because her parents died when she was a young girl. and she went to live with her grandma. Her grandma died and then Rose started to go from place to place because the relative died or didn't want her around. Rose travels back in time by going into a root cellar. This book is called "The Root Cellar" because there is a root cellar where Rose enjoys being alone. Rose was never around kids her age , but her grandmothger told her that she was better off without them. She meets two children who are around her age and they create a strong bond. Rose and Sisan, who is one of her new friends, go on an exciting adventure they will remember for the rest of their lives!!!!!! The other child that Rose meets is Will. The book is a five star book to me and I suggest this book yo anyone who doesn't like reading. I hate reading and I loved this book. This book was so descriptive. When you read this book and think about it the book is so relaxing. If you close your eyes you will see the images in your mind it is so descriptive! So anyone can read it!!!!!
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The Root Cellar,
By Kristi Benton (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Root Cellar (Paperback)
The Root Cellar begins with Rose. She is 12 years old and orphaned due to her grandmother's passing. Rose has no other family that can take her. She must go live in Canada with an aunt who she has never met. Rose feels very lonely in her aunt's chaotic household. While looking for a quiet place , Rose finds a root cellar. When Rose comes out of it, she is on the same farm during the 1800's. Rose meets Will and Susan while she is there and quickly befriends them. Will goes off to fight in the Civil War. Rose and Susan go to Washington to try to find Will because they have not heard from him.
Janet Lunn did a good job tying the history and fiction together. She keeps the reader interested in the history, and she also makes you want to know what is going to happen to the characters. Janet Lunn also touches on the aspect of losing people and forming new relationships. This book is good and interesting.
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It was a cold wet afternoon in October when Rose Larkin came to live in the house at Hawthorn Bay. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Aunt Nan, New York, Uncle Bob, Civil War, Aunt Stella, Aunt Millicent, Captain Prentiss, Peter Maas, Cold Harbor, Rose Larkin, Will Morrissay, Abraham Lincoln, Jake Pierson, Tom Bother, Captain Colliver, Grand Central Station, Lake Ontario, Stephen Jerue, United States, Augustus Delfinney, Susan Anderson, Chambers Street, Hudson River, Joe Haggerty, Nan Henry New!
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It was a cold wet afternoon in October when Rose Larkin came to live in the house at Hawthorn Bay. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Aunt Nan, New York, Uncle Bob, Civil War, Aunt Stella, Aunt Millicent, Captain Prentiss, Peter Maas, Cold Harbor, Rose Larkin, Will Morrissay, Abraham Lincoln, Jake Pierson, Tom Bother, Captain Colliver, Grand Central Station, Lake Ontario, Stephen Jerue, United States, Augustus Delfinney, Susan Anderson, Chambers Street, Hudson River, Joe Haggerty, Nan Henry New!
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