Sarah Bishop (Point)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 240 pages
• Published by: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Edition: Revised Edition March 1, 1991
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0590446517
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0590446518
• Book Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 4 ounces

Product Review
"An engrossing story with a vital lesson on the meaning of 'unalienable rights.' " --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
Left alone after the deaths of her father and brother, who take opposite sides in the War of Independence, Sarah Bishop flees from the British who seek to arrest her and struggles to shape a new life for herself in the wilderness. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Reader Reviews
Sarah Bishop By Scott O'Dell Jamila Colquitt (her daughter age ten) I had a feeling this would be somewhat a good book because it was by Scott O'Dell, but I was unfortunately wrong. No offence or anything but this was one of the worst books I have ever read. It sounds really interesting but it really isn't only because it has too many characters and I still don't get the ending if she ends up in peace or not. Sarah Bishop is a 15year 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 Gorge on the wall and upsets many people and patriots around in that area. Her brother, Chad, with his friend David join the Patriot Army which was against his fathers wishes. One night, some Patriots come and burn down Sarah and her family's farm. Her father was then tortured and feathered and then dies. Sarah gets mad, and then sets out for New York City to find her older brother. After the battle at the Brooklyn Heights, she prays that her brother has not been killed. But she finds out that he hasn't but was taken as a prisoner by the Cruel Hessians. After that she gets a job at tavern for a while, until she has enough money to complete her journey. In New York City she discovers that her brother has been killed in the prison camp he has been in and she gets very upset now knowing that she has no close family to help her keep going. Unfortunately she is then blamed starting a fire New York City. She did not commit the crime but witnesses say they saw her running with a knife in her hand. Now hearing this she runs away living in the wilderness of Westchester county, and hides from the British there. She lives in a cave and does her daily task. And she is even accused of being a witch by the people in the local town near by. I didn't get the ending if she ends in peace but she did go to court. I think that I lot of people would probably like this book, but its just not really the kind of book I would like. Comment | | (Report this)