Sarah Bishop [Hardcover]

Scott O'Dell (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 230 pages
• Publisher: Demco Media (February 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606011757
• ISBN-13: 978-0606011754
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Scott O'Dell (1898-1989), one of the most respected authors of historical fiction, received the Newbery Medal, three Newbery Honor Medals, and the Hans Christian Andersen Author Medal, the highest international recognition for a body of work by an author of books for young readers. Some of his many books include The Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Road to Damietta, Sing Down the Moon, and The Black Pearl.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, Exciting book!, August 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Sarah Bishop (Paperback)

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!

27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars READ THIS ONE!, March 14, 2000

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L.Patch (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sarah Bishop (Paperback)

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!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sarah Bishop kcs, March 17, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Sarah Bishop (Paperback)

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.