Mine Eyes Have Seen

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Summary: Mine Eyes Have Seen - A Wonderful BOOK!
Review: It's writen in a sort of diary form.Annie Brown is 15 and has gone with her sister-in- law to a farm house in Harpers Farry.many men assemble at the house to help Annie's Pa in his revolt against slavery. Annie is betrothed to one of the men who were holed up in the house. He was the youngest of the men and some gave him a hard time about it, called him "butercup" If you are a girl between the ages of 11 and 17 you will probably end up falling in love with him .Everybody in the book thinks Annie's Pa is crazy,and frankly I do too. I just want to say that this is a wonderful wonderful book and if you liked it you should try

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Summary: Wonderful Learning Experience
Review: John Brown is an antislavery cursader who is secretly plotting an assult and is waiting for the right time to excecute it. He asks his fifteen year old daughter Annie, form her beautiful home in Maine, to come help on the Kennedy Farm in Virgina over the summer. Annie obeys her father's wish hoping to make ammends with him and helps keep the farm in order by keeping her main job as the lookout for strangers. Annie is astonished that he asked her instead of her four other brothers and sisters. Mine Eyes Have Seen by Ann Rinaldi is a great historical fiction book that should be read by students all over the world. Although the book was confusing at tiimes the true story of John Brown is a graet learning experience for young teens. It took me a few chapters to get into the book but overall it was still worth it to have read it all. If teachers are looking for a great learning experience for their students I would recogmend this book.

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Summary: MINE EYES HAVE SEEN
Review: Mine eyes have seen is a great book.It a young girl named Annie Brown. She is the daughter of the famous John Brown. She goes with her father to the Kennedy farm where they call themselves the Smith's. Annie's father is planning a raid on Harpers fairy.
To show people what slavery is all about.While she is there
her father assignes her to the porch where she is supposed to ward off any suspicise guests.She comes to love the people her father is hiding at the farm.This book is from the point of view of Annie Brown. She was the only person alive to tell the
story off what happened before the raid. You won't want to put this book down you will instantly fall inlove with Annie.This is one of the best books I have ever read. I recomend this book to kids betweem the ages off 11and13.

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Summary: An Unforgiving Account of the event that changed America
Review: Mine Eyes Have Seen is a terrific novel about a teenage girl named Annie Brown, daughter of the infamous John Brown who lead the attack on Harpers Ferry, and the inner turmoil she goes through as she helps her father prepare for the attack. The book gives insight into his sadistic nature and his quest for abolition and recounts exactly how he was able to hold a federal arsenal without gaining suspicion. It is wonderful and it held my attention. I could hardly put it down. Everyone should read it.

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Summary: Mine Eyes Have Seen
Review: Mine Eyes Have Seen recounts the days before the abolitionist John Brown leads the raid on Harpers Ferry in the summer of 1859. His 15-year-old daughter Annie Brown narrates the tale, and although there is not a lot of action plot-wise, there is a plethora of poignant emotions because besides telling John Brown's story, this book is Annie's story.

Annie has always felt alienated from her father, partially because she is indirectly responsible for the inadvertent death of her younger sister, and John Brown never really "forgave" Annie. In the summer of 1859, at the request of her father, Annie and her sister-in-law Martha move to John Brown's farm near Harpers Ferry where he is secretly gathering abolitionists for his raid. Among the men gathered are her brothers and many other men of diverse backgrounds. Annie is the watchdog and warns the inhabitiants of their "hideout" of suspicious people approaching. Her beloved, Dauphin Thompson, is along for the ride, and although they love each other, their relationship becomes strained as the zealous cause of John Brown gets all the men riled. It is hinted that their relationship, from the time they step on the farm, is doomed, and as the end plays out, the reader shall see the weight of John Brown's actions.

Annie outlines the details of the days, but in the beginning of each chapter is John Brown's vivid history. Along with being the watchdog, Annie must deal with their neighbor Mrs. Huffmaster, who believes in the supernatural. The old lady forms a strange bond with Annie, who basically lives a lie at the farm. Annie confides to Mrs. Huffmaster about the guilt of her dead sister, and near the end, Mrs. Huffmaster makes a chilling prediction about Annie Brown, one that eventually rings true in history.

Once again, action-wise, not too much happens. The actual raid occurs in the end of the book and is described in detail, but Annie has left the farm by then. Throughout the book, Annie struggles emotionally with her father; one minute, she loves him, the next minute, she is "wondering how to throw him off the porch" while having fond memories living with the men on the farm. Eventually, father and daughter come to parting terms although Annie knows in her heart that he never truly forgives her. More than just a diary, Mine Eyes Have Seen narrates Annie's ordeal with Harpers Ferry and also, the story of John Brown.

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Summary: More Fact and Drama than Fiction and Romance
Review: Rinaldi does a good job portraying Annie Brown, daughter of the famed John Brown- the man who tried to uproot the American government. Though most of Rinaldi's books are fact, this one has less romance and more drama- which is appropriate for the setting. Annie and another woman are living in a house with her father and a LOT of men(John's supporters) before their actual attack on Harper's Ferry. This book really gives you an insight to what it was probably like before the attack. If you want drama, this book is definitely for you! Typical Rinaldi characters- not so typical plots and settings.

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Summary: Watching and Waiting
Review: The invigorating story of a young 15 year old girl and her legendary father, John Brown. The book takes place in the 1800's when most people are destitute. Annie, the daughter of John Brown is learning to take on the role of the housegold mother, because of that loss in her family. She spends most of the summer out on the porch being a look out for visitors. She is doing this because her father is plannig the U.S. Harper Ferry raid,to free the slaves,and if anyone knows he is gone they will start to be suspicious and ask questions. Annie's lover Dauphin is among the six men to acopmany John on his mission.This book contains amazing historical information, as well as a classic love story to go along for the ride.The story concludes with a blast of shock and keeps you turning pages to find out what is going to happen next. The characters in this story are strong suited with character, and that is what makes the book interesting. In the end it all come together and you get a vivid picture in your mind of what the characters, time, and place looked like.

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Summary: Good!
Review: The newest Rinaldi book focused on the real person, Annie Brown, daughter of John Brown, who tried to free the slaves. Annie is only 15 years old and comes to help with all the men, and to make the "Smiths", as they are called to not have suspicion, more normal. John Brown still hasn't forgiven Annie, because when Annie was 3, and her little sister Amelia 1, Annie would watch Amelia.One day Annie found a little bird and started to chase it. Amelia went right to a pot of scalding hot water. And she fell in. The next day she died. And John Brown blames it on Annie. Annie must be forgiven but it's really hard to talk to her father who calls her, "Strange Annie." and who cares for the slaves more then his own children. But Annie comes to make friends with the men and is depressed when she returns home and hears news of the awful Harpers Ferry Raid, which was what John Brown was planning to do that summer at the Kennedy Farm.

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Summary: REALLY REALLY AWESOME
Review: THE STORY REALLY MAKES ME THINK HOW A 15 YEAR OLD BACK IN THEDAY REALLY THOUGHT AND FELT. I LOOKED UP STUFF ABOUT HIM ANDEVERYTHING. I SEEN REAL PICTURES AND I SEEN ALL HER BROTHERS IT WAS AWESOME. I LOVE THE FACT THAT THEY WERE REAL PEOPLE TO LOOK AT....GREAT BOOK

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Summary: A story of....
Review: This book has the story of Annie Brown, the daughter of John Brown. You experience the summer before the 1859 raid through the eyes of this young woman. In it she grows up and forgives herself for something that happened when she was a child. This book is full of emotion and life. A book worthy of your time.