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Sarah Bishop (Point)

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I had a feeling this book would be somewhat good. But I also had a hunch that some parts would be very, very dull. But was VERY wrong! This is one of my favorite books by Scott O'Dell, a long with Zia. Some of his other books, that I have read, drove me out of my mind with boredom, but this was far from it. Sarah Bishop is a 15 year old girl, living with her Father, and her older brother Chad. They had moved to Long Island, New York Colony, from England, and her Mother had died. Her Father keeps a picture of King George on the wall and this upsets many of the patriots around the area, because that shows that they are loyalists. Her brother, Chad, with his friend David join the Patriot army, against his Father's wishes. One night, some patriots come and burn down the Bishop farm. Her Father is tarred and feathered, and later dies. She is very angry, but sets out for New York City to find her brother Chad. After the battle at Brooklyn Heights, she prays he had not been ! killed by the cruel Hessians, but had been taken prisoner instead. She gets a job at a tavern for awhile, until she has enough money to make the journey. In New York she discovers that her brother has died in the prison camp and she is very upset. Then she is blamed of starting a fire in New York City. A crime she did not commit. She flees into the wilderness of Westchester county, and hides from the Brittish there. She lives in a cave and does her daily tasks (which are put in such away you just have to read on) and she is even accused of being a witch by the people in the local town. A GREAT book! Read it!

I recently read the book, Sarah Bishop, which was written by the famous and well known author Scott O'Dell. The story took place in England where Sarah was left without her mother and in care of her father, and brother Chad Bishop shortly before the American Revolution. Citizens in the small town located close to Long Island quickly became divided between the Revolution and King George. The Bishop family who were against the norm where in favor of King George and remained against the idea of the Revolution, but Chad while Mr. Bishop still lived, ended up enlisting in the militia, fighting against the King, and against his father. Mr. Bishop did his best to stand firm for his beliefs even as he was fighting his own blood, but later he no longer stood after he was tarred and finally killed. Later, while Sarah remained without a father and brother who was a soldier, she worked at a local tavern, The Lion and Lamb which provided a place to eat and sleep. As things seemed to get better, the search for Chad continued until she found that he no longer lived, and that he had been on a prison ship, but later died. Without any family, close friends or much of a home, Sarah was next said to have assisted in the burning of the anti King George militia building(s). Sarah moved to Long Pond, after a notice was put up for her capture where she lived by herself and maintained a life of adventure despite the lonliness. She had frequent visitors ( The Longknifes) and took care of herself even though there were a few trials (ex. The snake bite). Later, she came back into Ridgeford for food, and the necessities, but never without her gun for fear of the militia seeing her. On one of her visits which stood out from the rest she was invited to a Quaker meeting by Isaak Morton who was around the same age as her. As she attended the meeting she was quickly assumed of being a witch, questioned, and threatened with her life because of the notices and coursity of the burnings and how she lived. Issak Morton came to her rescue and quoted these words from the Bible to the God fearing people, " `Judge not that ye be not judged. For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.' " (pg. 221) The story, Sarah Bishop, to me was great and I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about the history of our great nation in a heartbeat!

What would you do if you were an orphanand you had to live by yourself? Well, that is what Ssarah had to do.

Sarah bishop is a fifteen year old girl whose family was killed by Brittish Soldiers and this is her story on her wondrous adventure to survive. in this adventure, Brittish patriots killed Sarah's father by pouring tar on him so that he would suffocate. Sarahs's brother Chad went to fight in the war and soon got captured and also gets killed. She to was capturd but managed to escape. With Sarah's family gone, she struggles to survive. On the run, Sarah finds cave in the forest and she makes it her home. While in the cave, Sarah is faced with many dangers such as bears, wildlife, Indians, hunters, and much more. Will Sarah ever find peace in her life, or will she end up like the rest of her family?

I thought that this book was pretty good. It was kind of slow at the beginning but then it got better when it got to the cilmax of the story. What made the book so good was that there was a lot of unexpected things that happened in each chapter and that is what what made this book so great to read. If you enjoy reading historical fiction and reading about the war for independence then this would be the book for you.

O'Dell's YA novel about Sarah Bishop, an English-Colonial girl caught between both sides of the American Revolution, holds the reader's interest from the start. Throughout 41 short chapters with extensive dialogue we share Sarah's shock and dismay as her world is uprooted by dangerous men with fervent principles--and a few who lack principles entirely. Neither patriots nor loyalists behave honorably, while British "justice" in the New World proves a mockery of democratic values. Blamed for a crime of which she is innocent (except for poor judgment), Sarah is forced to flee society; trusting no one she takes refuge in a cave near the Connecticut border.

This novel offers all three basic conflicts; man against man; man against Nature and man against God. Eventually Sarah challenges Biblical teaching about forgiveness of one's enemy--with good reasons. Will she ever be reconciled to the loss of her father and brother--torn apart in a civil war under one roof? Whom can she trust during her wilderness odyssey: a trapper, a storekeeper or non-hositle Indians? Quakers who are supposed to act as Friends? Fifteen-year-old Sarah wretstles with serious adult problems as she shuns human society and befriends some wild creatures. But superstition is still rampant in the 1770's; so eventually this kindly girl will be caught up in the hysterial snare and fervent accusations of witchcraft. Is there no one who believes in her innocence on both heinous charges, no one to take her side? The novel leaves the storyline unfinished, so readers must reach or write their own conclusions. This book offers an interesting tale with valuable survival hints, though the plotting is not tightly woven. When will Sarah emerge as a woman who may dwell freely among people, who has come to terms with God?

This is a wonderful book! I have been learning about this point in time in History at school. In History books, the story is told from the American's point-of-view. This story is told from view of a 15 year old girl who's father is a loyalist. It tells of the hardships and persicution she faced during her life. These included the property of her family being burned, her father and brother being killed, being blamed for a crime she didn't commit, being accused of witchcraft, and more. I must admit it was a bit boring at first, but once I got into it, I couldn't put it down. I reccomend this book for older readers (grades 5-6+) because of the length, reading and vocabulary level. If you liked Island Of the Blue Dolphins and Zia, you'll love this.

This book is about a girl named Sarah Bishop(obviously). This story takes place in the time of the Revolutionary War. Her Father is a tory, someone loyal to the king, who gets killed because of it. His death was decided to be caused by a tar and feathering. On the other hand her brother Chad decides to be a patriot. He however gets put on a prison ship and eventually dies. The night Sarahs father dies her house burns down. The British army blames her for the burnt down house and wants her to be punished for it. She then runs away to a cave deep in the woods. There she leads a new life. This book was very good. It changed my thoughts and feelings and got me thinking about it all the time, and how lucky i am to have the stuff i have especially my family! READ IT

Sarah Bishop by Scott O'Dell is a novel told in first person limited point of view during the Revolutionary War by a girl named Sarah. Sarah lives with her father, who is a Tory, and has a brother, Chad, who joined the patriot army. Sarah and her father are among the very few Tories in a Long Island village of patriots. The leading patriots do not like Tories, so they burn Sarah's father's farm and house down. They also kill her father by tar and feathering him. Sarah's story demonstrates how a young girl triumphs over life's many struggles, facing them with bravery and strength.
Sarah requires boldness because she is left to fend for herself. She journeys to seek her brother, who might be a prisoner of war. This voyage takes her from a Long Island country Inn to New York City. There, British officers blame her for setting a fire. Sarah runs away from them to avoid trouble.
During her flight from the British, Sarah continues to encounter new experiences. One time, she buys a rifle from a man at a ferry stop. Sarah never lets it out of her sight and carries it for protection against the British soldiers. After this, Sarah stops in an old-fashioned town called Ridgeford. Here, she hears about a wilderness nearby, and becomes determined to live there. Sarah goes to the natural habitat and turns a cave into her home. She uses survival skills she did not realize she had. Sarah proves her courage while living in the wilderness because she has to adjust to a new life-style. She helps minimize her loneliness by making a white bat and a muskrat her companions.
One day, Sarah goes into town because she needs more gunpowder. A man who sees her thinks Sarah is extremely strange and tells the other townsmen that she is a witch and must be put on trial. During the trial, Sarah only wants to return to her real home in the wild and live the life she now loves.

I think that Sarah Bishop is a good book because I like to read novels about history,& since this book is about the Revalution-ary war,it's just that. This book about 15-year-old Sarah Bishop, who is neither patriot or Tory and is on the run from the Brittish for a crime she didn't commit. Her father was killed by the patriots, her brother by the Brittish. Sarah just hates the war, plain and simple. She heads out northeast to get a way from everyone and along the way she meets a few friends, looking over her shuolder all the time. Will she ever get peace in her life again? Read this book to find out!

In this story, a young girl named Sarah Bishop is faced with the Revolution. Losing her family to the war, and being chased by British soldiers, Sarah is forced to live alone and fend for herself. While staying here, she makes friends and learns alot about life and how opposing views can affect innocent people. This book was wonderful. It not only gave me a perspective into what life might have been like in the Revolutionary time period, but it was a great story, too! I gave this a five star rating because I couldn't stop reading the book and I didn't want to stop reading it when it was over! Examples of an antagonist, or bad guy, are shown several times in this story. With the antagonist changing from colonists to British soldiers, you wonder if the antagonist is really the people or the war itself. I reccomend this book to people that like historical fiction and realistic fiction because while it's a historical fiction book, the life of the girl would definitely draw a realistic fiction fan's attention.

...Sarah Bishop is a 15-year-old girl who struggled through many troubles during the American Independence war. Her father was killed and her brother joined the patriot and was captured in a prison ship and died. Sarah was left alone to make a living by herself, and the author portrayed her as an independent, determined, and tough young girl. Because of the death of her farther and brother, she built up a hatred to the British and never trusted anyone she met. She was convicted for starting a fire but she was innocent. She was given a musket by a ferry man and escaped from prison and started to live in a cave near Long Pond. With this musket Sarah was able to hunt and live independently in the wilderness.
I liked the detailed and realistic writing of this book. The author expressed the difficulties Sarah faced in very specific details. With the complex and descriptive sentences, the book was extremely thrilling. For instance, "It was a bright day, with the sun glinting on the trees."
However, there were some sections I disliked. When Sarah survived in the wilderness, the author didn't entirely describe how she survived every season. "Snow fell early in December, as John Longknife had predicted, and lasted for three days." Although the author did not describe in detail about the outcome of the trial, the story ending suggests that Sarah was set free. "Above the trees, down in the valley, I watched the lamps in Ridgeford village go on."
I found this novel very appealing, especially when Sarah runs away from the British soldiers. This section is my favorite part of the book because the descriptions are so real and make the readers feel that they are actually involved in the story. Overall, this book is a fantastic historical fiction.