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Summary: Holm presents a wonderful role model for children
Review: Ms. Holm does a wonderful job of presenting how to handle unexpected challenges to any one reading this book, as its main character, Jane, must be resourceful and flexible in her ideology as well as remaining practical to survive in her new setting. Ms. Holm offers a positive perspective for any youth or adult to adapt, as our own realities of storybook picture type of life which is often presented to us in childhood, is not necessarily how life turns out when we all grow up. Jane shows her ability to adapt to each new situation that comes along as her years progress. I don't want to give away too much, as this book is a joy to read and re-read. It is suspenseful and yet satisfying, a true enjoyment for my fellow readers.
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Summary: Bostan Jane - An Adventure
Review: Sixteen year old Jane Peck is on the adventure of a life time. When Jane was a young girl she was what you would call a trouble maker - tomboy. Her dresses were stained with cheeries from pie, and she liked to throw rotten apples and cow dung at carriages! This all changed, however, when William, a young man who came to help her father with his work. William suggests that Jane should go to a finishing school and learn the "proper" way to do things. Jane, wanting to gain his approval, begs her father to let her attend the school. He agrees and she becomes into a very "proper" young women. A few years later she recieves a letter from William, who had moved to Oregon. The letter asked her to marry him and join him in Oregon. Defying her father's wishes she and her maid embarked on a 5 month journey on a boat where she meets many people headed for the same location. Among them there was a handsome sailor, a boring priest, and a drunk doctor who all helped to make her trip a little more interesting! When she does arrive she finds out that her fiance has left on a errand for the governor and that she must stay in a cabin infested with flees and dirty men until he returns. Jane experiences many things during his absence, such as having trouble with Indians, living with a bunch of men who don't appreciate her, and trying to stay proper all the time! This is a really good book if you like some humor, a little romance, and a lot of adventures.
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Summary: Excellent example of historical fiction at it's best...
Review: Sixteen year old Jane Peck, proper lady of Philidalphia, has just recieved her dream come true; her childhood crush, William Baldt, has just asked for her hand in marriage, if only she will join him far across the ocean. However, after five months of seasickness and boredom, as she finally reaches her goal, William has mysteriously vanished, and Jane is forced to put aside many of her scruples for the sake of survival in the untamed wilderness. As Jane becomes more comfortable in her suroundings, gradually turning back into the wild tomboy she once was, a difficult question arises; when William sees the strong, confident young woman she has become, will he still want her? And, more importantly, does she even care? This was a wonderful, historical, coming of age story that has to be one the most enjoyable books I've had the pleasure of reading in a while. Jane was a charming, funny, easy to relate to heroine, who made this book quite fun. The only thing that kept this one from getting five stars was the rather confusing and ambiguous ending, which I will leave you to discover for yourself. Good for all ages.
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Summary: To be a lady...
Review: Sixteen-year-old Jane Peck used to be the tomboyish, unladylike sort, until she decided to enroll herself into Miss Hepplewhite's Young Ladies Academy and become a "proper lady". For Jane things couldn't be better now that she is a lady, and when her childhood crush, William Baldt, asks her to marry him and go to the Northwestern Territory, Jane consents, even against the wishes of her beloved father. Soon though, Jane begins to kinda regret her decision as she suffers seasickness, deals with the young, despicable, yet charming sailor Jehu Scudder, and sees her companion Mary die in a storm. Jane knows, however, that William will be waiting for her and she perseveres. Unfortunately when she arrives, she learns that Willliam won't be back for months after he was sent on a mission by the Governor. Soon Jane learns that the wilderness life is quite unsuitable for her ladylike ways, and she finds herself going back to her old ways, the person she truly is. In just a few short monthes Jane has had as many adventures as we might have in a lifetime, from forage for salmonberries, almost drowning, sharing a cabin with flea-bitten, dirty men, and the one thing that Jane fears the most: her growing relationship with the young sailor Jehu Scudder. Her mind tells her though that she must stay loyal to William, even though her heart says something else, so she rejects Jehu, telling him she has no choice. The hurt Jehu leaves the settlement and for the first time Jane feels very much alone...until finally William returns! However William has brought secrets back with him, and when Jane finally finds out the truth she learns how ignorant she was to her father's warning, but the thing that she regrets the most is telling Jehu she had no choice...This is the first novel I have ever read by Jennifer L. Holm and I must say I have become a quick fan of her. Jane has the charm and wit that is hard to resist. It was also really fun to read how Jane reminded herself how to be a lady and quoted alot from her etiquette book. I can't wait to read the new book in the Boston Jane trilogy: Boston Jane: Wilderness Days!
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Summary: The Way of Boston Jane
Review: This adventurous book, Boston Jane, is about a young girl (Jane Peck) who lives in Philadalphia. Jane is a trouble-maker and usually throws apples at carriages. When Jane and her friend, Jebediah, challenge two boys to see who can throw apples better, Jane's apple hits a very popular and proper girl named Sally Biddle. What shall Jane receive from Sally? A lifetime of embarassment and taunts. Then, Jane's father's helper (a doctor) tells Jane that she should go to ettiquette school, so she goes! Jane later finds out that her father's helper is moving to Oregon. After he has been gone for months, she receives a letter asking her to marry him! Jane decides to go to Oregon, but when she gets there, he is not there! So, Jane waits for him and finds her wild side. I gave this book 4 stars because Boston Jane is full of excitement and adventure, though parts of the story took too long to get to the point.
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Summary: Boston Jane Review
Review: This book is mainly about a young girl who struggles to become a lady. It all starts when Jane (the main character) is made fun by a girl named Sally because she wasn't very lady like. Jane soon tires of being tormented and decides to join a young ladies academy to become more lady like. A man named William, that works with her father, decides to move to the frontier. William and Jane exchange letters for a long while, and she continues to tell him of her progress at the academy, when finally he asks her to come to the frontier and be his wife. Jane can't wait to go, but her father doesn't want her to leave. After months of begging her father, he decides to let her go. She soon writes him a letter accepting his proposal, but making the wedding dress took longer than she had planned. She sends him a letter telling him she will be late, he fails to receive the letter. When she arrives in the frontier he isn't there. Jane must learn to cook and survive on her own, she also must learn to give up some of the rules of being a lady.
I found this book to be very enjoyable. I liked how she handled her problems about having to change her way of life. I liked how the characters developed throughout the story. People who like historical fictions will enjoy it more that others, but it's really a book for everyone.
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Summary: Boston Jane Review
Review: This book is mainly about a young girl who strugles to become a lady. It all starts when Jane (the main character) is made fun by a girl named Sally because she wasn't very lady like. Jane soon tires of being tormented and decides to join a young ladys academy to become more lady like. A man named William, that works with her father, decides to move to the frontier. William and Jane exchange letters for a long while, and she continues to tell him of her proggress at the academy, when finally he asks her to come to the frontier and be his wife. Jane can't wait to go, but her father doesn't want her to leave. After months of begging her father, he decides to let her go. She soon writes him a letter accepting his proposal, but making the wedding dress took longer than she had planned. She sends him a letter telling him she will be late, he fails to recieve the letter. When she arrives in the frontier he isn't there. Jane must learn to cook and survive on her own, she also must learn to give up some of the rules of being a lady.
I found this book to be very enjoyable. I liked how she handled her problems about having to change her way of life. I liked how the characters developed throughout the story. People who like historical fictions will enjoy it more that others, but it's really a book for everyone.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is a great book that kids love. I am a teacher who has been using this book for reading groups. All my students truly love this book! This book is the first book of a trilogy. My students are already begging that I get them the 2nd book in the series (Boston Jane Wilderness Days by Jennifer L. Holm).
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Summary: The Best Book ever!
Review: This was a great book. Jane Peck, a proper young lady from Phillidelphia moves to the wilderness to marry William Baldt. When she gets to th Oregon Territory she finds that William has gone. She sends an indian slave to find him. Now she must learn to survive in this "wasteland."
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Summary: The BEST book I've read in a long time
Review: When I got this book I wasn't looking forward to reading it because I didn't like the back of the book description or the cover. But when I actually started reading it I got really into it. I thought all that she went through was exciting and watching the romance between Jehu and Jane unfold was worth me reading the book alone. When she was seasick, I could start feeling my stomach hurt. I would recommend this to anyone who likes reading adventure, romance, or intrigue stories. READ THIS! You will not be disappointed.
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