Caddie Woodlawn (Fiction)

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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: Move Over Laura, Caddie is Pioneer Adventure at Its Best
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: 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: A great book.
Review: If you love adventures and Wisconsin history then Caddie Woodlawn is the book you need. Caddie Woodlawn is a book about three children, Tom, William, and Caddie. This book is a great story for everyone to read!

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Summary: Tomboy in MUCH mischief!!
Review: In 1864, Caddie Woodlawn was eleven, and as a wild little tomboy as ever ran the woods of western Wisconsin. A girl who would rather hunt than sew, rather plow than bake. She was the despair of her mother and of her elder sister Clara. But her father watched her with a little shine of pride in his eyes, and her brother's accepted her as one of them without a question. Caddie and her six brothers and sisters went through many adventures together.

This prize-winning book about Caddie's adventures on the frontier a century agao seem like just today, and most of them really happened to the auther, the granddaughter of the real Caddie Woodlawn. She based the book on true stories of pioneer days, that she heard her grandmother tell.

Caddie Woodlawn is a book you would want to take home for the whole family. This is perfect for any kind of tomboy ever teased.Adventurous kind of people will really enjoy the mischief these kids can really make. Everyone should own a copy of Caddie Woodlawn. This is ONE book that you will be able to read over and over again. No matter what age you are, you will never get tired of Caddie Woodlawn.

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Summary: Caddie Woodlawn
Review: The most remarkable thing about the book Caddie Woodlawn is that it is a true story! The real-live person named Caddie Woodlawn was 82 when her granddaughter published the book in 1935. By writing down the stories told to her as a child, Carol Ryrie Brink captures her grandmother's life as a girl growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the 1860's.

Caddie Woodlawn is a tomboy who likes to go on adventures with her brothers Tom and Warren. She comes from a large pioneer family of seven children. Her older sister, Clara, always acts more lady-like than she, and her younger sister, Hetty, is always tattling on her.

We discover what life was like on the frontier as we go with Caddie to school, and on visits to the nearby Indian village. The book reveals the often-tense relations between Native Americans and the European settlers. The book tells the tense relations between Native Americans and the European settlers. Since Caddie is friends with Indian John, she is able to restore peace to her settlement 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 a few lady-like activities such as quilting aren't so bad after all, and this helps her to be happy about growing up.

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Summary: Ode to Caddie Woodlawn
Review: The most remarkable thing about the book Caddie Woodlawn is that it is a true story! The real-live person named Caddie Woodlawn was 82 when the book was published by her grand-daughter in 1935. By writing down the stories told to her as a child, Carol Ryrie Brink captures her grandmother's life as a girl growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the 1860's. Caddie Woodlawn is a tomboy and likes nothing better than to go on adventures with her brothers Tom and Warren. She comes from a large pioneer family of seven children. Her older sister Clara is always acting more lady-like than she, and her younger sister Hetty is always tattling on her. Caddie has a fierce independent streak, and we discover what life was like on the frontier as we accompany her to school, and on visits to the neighboring Indian village. The book reveals the often tense relations between Native Americans and the European settlers. Because of her friendship with Indian John, Caddie alone is able to restore peace to her settlement by taking action before the frightenend white settlers attack the Indians. By the book's end, Caddie's refined cousin Annabelle comes from Boston, and Caddie the tomboy learns that maybe a few lady-like activities such as quilting aren't so bad after all. Any teen today will look up to Caddie for her self-confidence and bravery, and see their own rites of passage reflected in Caddie's experiences.

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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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Summary: Caddie Woodlawn
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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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.