by Pam Munoz Ryan
Genre: Historical Fiction
What is the main idea?
The main idea of this book is about this girl named Charlotte. She isn’t like other kids or girls. She was already strong when she was born, she survived a lot of fevers, she walked before some babies crawled, she talked before some babies, and she never cried unless someone took something away from her. When she was 2 her parents took her for a ride with the horses. Her parents thought she was scared but she actually wasn’t. When a crack of lightning lit, the horses went crazy and the wagon tumbled down a steep hill and Charlotte was thrown out of the wagon and landed on a bed of grass.The horses kept her warm. After that she was kept in the orphanage with all boys. She didn’t act like girls she acted like a boy. Her friend was Hayward. He talked a lot. Eventually he was adopted and Charlotte gave him half of her leather bracelet that her mom had given her. Charlotte loved horses and Vern was the horse stable guy. They were friends as well. Charlotte escaped from the orphanage and dressed as a boy. She found a stable for boys and joined. The stable guy was Ebenezer. At the end she lost one of her eyes and only uses one eye now because a horse kicked her in the eye. She covers it with a eye patch. When she got the money she bought her own house in California and Hayward visited.
What did you like about this book?
I liked this book because of this girl named Charlotte. She dressed like a boy mostly her whole life. Also she lived in a orphanage and escaped. She was not scared and she lived with having to use only one eye. I think this was an awesome book.
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