The Secret of Sarah Revere [Turtleback]

Ann Rinaldi (Author)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606098380
• ISBN-13: 978-0606098380
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,974,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

ANN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for bringing history vividly to life. A self-made writer and newspaper columnist for twenty-one years, Ms. Rinaldi attributes her interest in history to her son, who enlisted her to take part in historical reenactments up and down the East Coast. She lives with her husband in central New Jersey.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read, December 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Secret of Sarah Revere (Paperback)

The Secret of Sarah Revere, is a must read. This book is for anyone who likes historical fiction with added suspense. While some of the dialog is a bit tricky to grasp, the way that the author portrays Sarah, the daughter of Paul Revere, is outstanding. Ms. Rinaldi depicts a young women coming of age brilliantly. To understand this book you do not need to be a history scholar, which is another thing I loved about this book. So pick this book up and read it , because you will never forget how good it is.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A pretty good book, September 15, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Secret of Sarah Revere (Paperback)

In this book "The Secrets of Sarah Revere", Ann Rinaldi(author) has captured a essential time in the history of America, told from point of view of Sarah Revere the daughter of one of Americas honored patriots Paul Revere. The book is mostly about secrets and trying to crack them and keep them.
This book was the first historical-fiction I have ever read. To tell you the truth I didn't think that this book was going to be so interesting. But it was actually an enjoyable and easy read. It is not boring at all. It puts a very good picture in your head of how it was back then. It even makes you think, "What matters? The truth? Or what people think?" just because that is the question that pledges young Sarah (it is repeated over and over in the story).
I couldn't really pick a favorite character; every character was described so good that you could really see every quality that they had. But I did have a favorite part, it was a very sad moment in the story, because Sarah finally got to straiten thing out with Dr. Warren (a family friend who watches over the family while Mr. Revere is gone) but it was too late. She had said very harsh stuff to him because she feared that he had interest in her stepmother Rachel this moment drove them apart. For me this part was very sad, I really felt as if I was there and I were watching him not even looking or thinking about what Sarah was saying, he was all ready at war (Revolutionary War). This part really touched me. Reading this book has opened a new window to see the history of America from a different approach. Definitely I would start to read more historical books in the future.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars another great book by Ann Rinaldi!, July 4, 2005

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irishdancer89 (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Secret of Sarah Revere (Paperback)

This book is about Sarah and it begins in Watertown, MA in the summer after her father's famous ride. Sarah relives the past two years (which is most of the book) and learns a very important lesson.
I liked this book because;
1) I love the way Ann Rinaldi brings history to life in an interesting way.
2) Sarah's lesson is one that we can use in our everyday lives today.

Great book for teen girls. Read it!