Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Thanksgiving on Thursday by Mary Pope Osborne


The book was awesome. They had the first Thanksgiving. I was dissappointed because Samoset wasn't in there. I like that Jack said "Annie's nuts." The Pilgrims said "nuts?" And they said "Indeed!" I like that Annie and Jack put the turkey in the fire. It was an accident. He ruined it. They had squash, corn, and the feast.

Sunday, November 18, 2012

The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh



Sarah and her father are on a journey with their horse, Thomas. And Sarah is hearing these noises. And now they are out of the woods and they went to a house which had four children. And then Sarah keeps saying along the whole journey "keep up your courage, Sarah Noble, keep up your courage." Now they are with the horse again and Sarah keeps saying in her mind, "keep up your courage, Sarah Noble, keep up your courage." Sarah's dad said to Sarah Noble that those are south Indians. And they will be kind. So they ate supper which I think was beans and they stayed in a cave last night. Now it's the morning and the father is building the house. Sarah Noble was just sitting under the tree and these kid Indians come up. Sarah keeps saying "keep up your courage, Sarah Noble." And she picks up the Bible and begins reading. So Sarah Noble and the two Indians like a couple and they were picking some berries. So they are with the father again and Tall John. Her dad says "you are going to stay with the Indians until I come back with Mom and the children." So she is living and she keeps saying "keep up your courage, keep up our courage." And this night she combed her hair and prayed. And the Indians were looking at her strangely like she was speaking a strange language. And in the morning she had mocassins and they got off their mocassins and they played a game with these mocassins. And they were talking with Mom and the children and Sarah Noble said "I have to take my baby doll to bed."

I liked that they have a safe ending. I am like Sarah Noble because I like time with my mom. I am brave because I am not scared of the dark.