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Summary: This was a really good book.
Review: I think this book was really good. The plot moves fast and you get into the book. The only reason why I gave this book a nine was because my teacher made us do essays about the book and that made it worse. I like the real life like happenings in this book. Overall it was a Wonderful book. In all the other parts seperately, it was great!!!!!
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Summary: Caddie Woodlawn's boyish ways save the town of Dunnville.
Review: Eleven year old Caddie has six siblings and is brought up on the prairie on a farm. Her mother despises her boyish ways. Caddie would rather romp through the woods and visit Indians than stay in the house and sew and do other lady-like tasks. The words have a colorful flair that paint pictures in your mind of adventures and scenes.
Caddie saves the town of Dunnville when she rides off into the night to warn the Indians of the massacre. She comes back across the river shivering from the cold with Indian John following behind her on his painted pony. He tells the men of Dunneville that his tribe has agreed that they will be at peace.
If you enjoy historical fiction this is a book for you!
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Summary: If you liked the Little House books, you'll LOVE Caddie!
Review: Caddie Woodlawn is so contemporary it's hard to believe this book was written decades ago. Refusing to be shoved into any kind of role, Caddie runs with her brothers, befriends Indians, and even prevents a massacre. The only bad thing about this book is that Carol Ryrie Brink didn't write more about this wonderful girl
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Summary: Rachel's Review
Review: How any reviewer could call this most well written, totally enjoyable book so so is beyond me. One of the best things about it is that it is a true story about life in rual pioneer Wisconsin. I live in Wisconsin and have visited the now run down house where Caddie grew up. Every young person should be encouraged to read it and it successor "Magical Melons." In my opinion both books should have won the Newberry Award for the best book for any given year in children's literature."Magical Melons" is now called "The Woodlawn Family."
Having been a tomboy myself I love Caddie's spunky tomboy spirit and her wonderful parents letting Caddie be herself. The Woodlawn children certainly knew how to have fun. While the family was obviously Christian, rather than hitting everyone over the head with what they believed they lived their faith for everyone to see. They lived in such a way as to earn the respect of all they knew.
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Summary: BEST BOOK EVER!
Review: I am delighted to find this book back in print. I read it when I was 8 and found Caddie to be high-spirited, adventurous, and someone to emulate. While the book may be formulaic for adults (based on the reviews), as a young girl, I truly found Caddie's story captivating. I can't wait to buy this and re-read it.
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Summary: This is a really good book!
Review: Caddie Woodlawn is an oft-overlooked childhood adventure of rural American life (in Wisconsin) during the Civil War. These true stories were told within the family by Caddie herself until her own granddaughter compiled them into a best-selling book around 1930. Don't let the date set you off - this is a real page turner with something in it for everyone. It has stood the test of time remarkably well. Caddie and her family grew up in Boston, but made the drastic change to rural life a few years before the story begins. While Caddie's mother encourages a high level of civility in the rough wilds of western Wisconsin, her father is permitted to allow Caddie to grow up running around with her brothers because of concerns of a sister who died of consumption. Caddie is quite the tom boy in her pre-teen years, but what a delight to see her world through these eyes... adventures with curious Indians, a mischievous uncle, loyal siblings, school bullies and a simpler life. Especially touching is Caddie's relationship with her understanding father, whose unusual past is revealed in a surprising fashion to the children. Great for children and adults (like me) who missed it the first time around! By the way, you can visit Caddie Woodlawn's house when you're in the vicinity of Menomonie, Wisconsin. There's not a lot to see, buy our family really enjoyed the experience.
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Summary: An inspiring role model
Review: While I get a little antsy reading frontier stories with their detailed descriptions of prairie life, the Woodlawn children's adventures and loving family provided a fairly interesting read. I enjoy Caddie's determination to be a tomboy, despite her mother's wishes, and I love that her father only encourages it. Caddie's bravery (when warning her Indian friends of a white men's attack), kindness (spending her entire silver dollar to cheer up on her motherless classmates), and eventual understanding (of her pesky little sister's loneliness and her own need to be a mature young lady in her own way) make this an inspiring book. I also like that the bully turns out to be not so bad, and that the Woodlawn boys learn "female" chores like quilting in order to spend time with Caddie when she decides to broaden her interests. I especially like Caddie's final thoughts: "How far I've come! I'm the same girl and yet not the same. I wonder if it's always like that? Folks keep growing from one person into another all their lives, and life is just a lot of everyday adventures. Well, whatever life is, I like it." The backdrop might be different, but the lessons and values portrayed in this book are just as applicable today.
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Summary: A great book.
Review: The one thing I really enjoyed most about this book is that it is a true story. The real Caddie Woodlawn was 82 when her granddaughter published the book in 1935. Carol Ryrie Brink writes about her grandmother's life as a girl growing up in Wisconsin in the 1860s. Caddie Woodlawn is a tomboy who loves going on adventures with her brothers Tom and Warren. She is part of a large family of seven. Her older sister, Clara, is much more lady-like than she, and her younger sister, Hetty, is always tattling on her. We find out what life was like on the frontier as we go with Caddie to school, and on visits to the nearby Indian village. The book portrays tense relations between the Indians and the European settlers, and since Caddie is friends with Indian John, she is able to restore peace to her homeland by taking action before the white settlers attack the Indians. At the end of the book, Caddie's sophisticated cousin Annabelle comes from Boston, and Caddie learns that maybe some lady-like activities such as quilting aren't so bad after all, and this helps her to enjoy growing up.
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