Customer Reviews

The Root Cellar

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

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."

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!!!!!

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.

I found this book in a box of my aunt's old books when I was younger and though the cover wasn't too interesting, I got bored and started reading. The story is captivating and it's still one of my favorites. It's a wonderful adventure.

I read this some years ago, but I remember I really enjoyed it. After a while, I find that time-travel stories tend to be simialar, but this is one I really enjoyed. After I read it, I gave it to my sister, and I know she enjoyed it just as much as I did. After that we started over. I haven't read it since then, and as I said, that was a couple of years ago, but I would definetly recommend this to some one who is around the age of ten and appreciates books like this.

This book I was made to read for school, but I later kept wanting to read and read it! It starts off ok and then gets better.

Janet Lunn lives in Southern Ontario, the setting of her CLA award winning book "The Root Cellar". In the book, there was a mysterious cellar which Rose was able to use to travel through time back to the American Civil War. The main characters Rose, Susan, and Will are great friends. Will left to help the North in the war, Rose and Susan decided to look for Will even though they don't know where he was. Rose and Susan met each other and went through many tough situations and adventures during the journey to find Will. I think Janet Lunn is a very skillful writer but the style she writes just doesn't interest me. Somehow when I read the book, it made me feel like the story was rushed and having many random events thrown in the book. I lost interest while reading the book. It might be a good book for other people but I like my books with more actions and adventures. The book was pretty well written but it wasn't the kind of book that I would want to read. So if anyone out there who is about to read this book and likes action, I suggest you to think it over about reading it.

This ia a story of a little girl who moves in with her aunt. She is used to living in Paris, with every luxory. She doesn't like her aunt much, or her cousins. she finds a root cellar which takes her to another time. Just when this book begins to get a little monotonous, something exciting or intersesting happens. This book leaves you with a feeling of wonder.

I loved this book! It kept me interested and wanting to keep reading! I lent my book to a friend and she also loved it! If you have not read this book you should!

I read The Root Cellar in school and i have to say that it's strong point was at the beginning. But it was very informative about the Civil War. I didn't think that that was the best ending the author chose and it could have been a little more exciting but it wasn't that bad!