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Sarah felt safe and snug holding hands under the quilt with Almira Ann. Then a crack of thunder split the air, sounding like it would crash the top of the wagon down on them all.The day has finally come. Sarah and her family have packed their covered wagon and set out from Missouri, heading west to Oregon for a new life on fertile soil. Fortunately for Sarah, her best friend, Almira Ann and her family are also making the wagon train journey along the Oregon Trail. If only Sarah can manage to "mind her hasty spirit," as Grandma always says, things will be easier for everyone.Difficult weather conditions and unexpected troubles on the trail lead to long delays in the journey. Try as she might, Sarah can't always keep to the rules. But when Sarah accidentally causes Almira Ann to fall from the wagon and break her leg, she knows her hasty spirit has gone too far. Now Almira Ann must ride the rest of the way with her leg in a pine box splint. How will Sarah ever make it up to her?
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出版社周刊评论
The journey, rather than the destination, is the focal point of this amiable tale of the Oregon Trail. Traveling west, eight-year-old Sarah and her best friend, Almira Ann, encounter typical pioneer challenges, from fierce rainstorms to a lost cow. Kurtz's (The Storyteller's Beads) approach, however, is much more individualistic than in many such stories. The lost cow, for example, turns out to be stuck in a ravine; when all else fails, holes are bored in its horns and a rope threaded through them, and the cow is tugged upward to safety (an end note cites a historical precedent). Sarah is a spunky heroine, not without flaws. She can't help comparing herself to Almira Ann and being a little jealous of her skills (plus a little envious of Almira Ann's fancy doll). Her envy inspires her to play a trick on Almira Ann that has dire consequences--Almira Ann breaks her leg, and there seems no way to set it. Somehow Sarah must find a way to make amends. Kurtz enlivens this believable tale of friendship, forgiveness and adventure with snappy dialogue and colorful prose, and she splices in period details nearly undetectably. Ages 7-10. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
(Intermediate) To ease the load for weary oxen, travelers on the Oregon Trail often had to jettison prized belongings: tables, chairs, beds, and cookware were left to be swallowed up by prairie grass or desiccated by the desert sun. This eloquent short novel conveys both the hardships and surprising pleasures the pioneers found as they made their way West, while it also tells the more individual story of a girl in danger of losing something dearer to her than material goods could ever be. Eight-year-old Sarah and her best friend Almira Ann, born on the same day (July fourth), have spent their lives running back and forth between their families' neighboring farms in Missouri. As Sarah relates in one of the book's many fresh and beautifully crafted images, ""If she ever had to leave Almira Ann, it would be like an egg white heaving itself up and leaving its shell."" Fortunately, both girls' families' decide to leave the shell at the same time and join a wagon train headed for Oregon. The stress of the journey takes its toll on everyone, but readers especially feel how it exacerbates Sarah's ""hasty spirit,"" as Grandmother calls it, and pushes her toward annoyance with her more well-behaved and conventional best friend. The way Almira Ann criticizes Sarah's family's wagon; the way she sews fancy clothes for her precious English doll; the way she scolds Sarah for climbing high up Chimney Rock to carve their names-it all provokes a pain in Sarah's stomach. Fed by anger and jealousy, her impetuousness ultimately contributes to a terrible accident in which Almira Ann falls out of the wagon and breaks her leg. The author's note describes how Kurtz plucked details from her family's past and from actual pioneer journals to interweave history with fiction. Sarah's peace offerings to Almira Ann-fizzy water from Soda Springs and a new rag body for her broken doll-are particular to their circumstances, but her need to make amends is also testament to the timeless importance of friendship. c.m.h. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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Sarah, who is eight, is filled with excitement as her family plans to travel by wagon from Missouri to Oregon; her best friend, Almira Ann, and her family are moving, too. The girls share everything, including a birthday, on July 4th. Sarah chafes under the constraints of keeping to the wagon as they travel, and finds far more comfort in her father's dreaminess and her mother's cheer than in her grandmother's efforts to keep the family on task and together. A series of vignettes inspired by actual historical incidents brightens this story: the cow rescued by drilling holes in its horns to pull it out of the mud; Lakota coming by to trade items; Sarah's climbing Chimney Rock herself to scrawl her and Almira Ann's names there. The impulsive event that affords the book its title happens late, long enough along for readers to feel both the hard work and sacrifice of the journey, as well as its undeniable romance. Sarah's headstrong personality comes across clearly, as do her efforts to set things right when she's done wrong. (b&w illustrations, not seen) (map) (Fiction. 9-12)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 3^-5. Eight-year-old Sarah and her neighbor Almira Ann both leave Missouri with their families to follow the Oregon Trail. Along the way, they find adventures, unexpected pleasures, and one grievous mishap. Playing in the wagon, Sarah startles Almira Ann, who falls out and breaks her leg. Sarah must confront her own weaknesses and begin to change her ways before she can make amends to her friend. The many well-drawn characters make this trip along the trail a memorable one. Gentle drawings help make it accessible to a somewhat younger audience than most books on the subject, but the story is as strong as many in longer novels. Good historical fiction for young readers. --Carolyn Phelan
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
Gr 2-4-In this novel, Kurtz successfully captures the adventure and hardships of life on the Oregon Trail. Eight-year-old Sarah Benton's family is heading West. Unfortunately, the girl's "hasty spirit" seems to get her in trouble at every turn of the trail, especially with her best friend, Almira Ann. On a whim, Sarah climbs high up Chimney Rock to carve their names on the famous trail landmark, frightening her friend with her daring. She trades a rag doll from Almira Ann for coveted beads from a young Sioux girl. Finally, in an exuberant wrestling match, Sarah scares Almira Ann, causing her to fall out of the back of the wagon and break her leg. How can a friendship survive such setbacks? The dirty, often treacherous experiences of traveling in a wagon train make an excellent backdrop for the turbulent friendship. Historical tidbits of pioneer life are peppered throughout the text, adding detail without bogging down the plot. Sarah is an engaging character, and readers will readily identify with her tribulations. Havice's light pencil sketches, one per chapter, lend a familiar, friendly feeling. This is a perfect title for exploring pioneer life before jumping into Laura Ingalls Wilder's longer "Little House" books (HarperCollins).-Linda Bindner, formerly at Athens Clarke County Library, GA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.