Rinaldi, Ann. The Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre. New York: Gulliver Books, 1993.
Annotation:
Rachel is a thoughtful teenage girl in colonized America who wants more from life than what her station of being a servant to John Adams’ family will allow. Orphaned with no other kin than an uncaring uncle, Rachel matures beyond her years in the tumultuous circumstances of British occupied Boston.
Review:
I really enjoyed this book because it relays the details of the Boston Massacre through an engaging personal story of an endearing fourteen year old girl. If you are a reader who is interested in learning about the history of Boston during the year or so before the revolution began through historically accurate details intertwined with a fictitious character’s emotional response to her situation, this book is for you.
Genre: Historical Fiction
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This title is a fiction read in some private schools, especially for English Lit classes. I'm pleasantly surprised you found this! It's actually a classic. :-)
1 comment:
This title is a fiction read in some private schools, especially for English Lit classes. I'm pleasantly surprised you found this! It's actually a classic. :-)
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