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Summary: READ THIS REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!
Review: "Read any book by Ann Rinaldi for your report, then write a paper on it," said my history teacher. As soon as he mentioned Ann Rinaldi I cringed; I had tried to read "A Break With Charity" a year or two ago, and it was too boring for me to get through. So I reluctantly went to a bookstore and bought a book that was about the time period we were studying in history, "The Fifth of March." As soon as I got past the first chapter, the book got incredibly good, and I usually don't even like historical fiction.The book is about a girl, Rachel Marsh. She is an indentured servant for John and Abigail Adams. It is about how she is struggling between keeping her position as a servant and by doing what is right, feeding a British soldier, her friend, in jail. No matter what you need this book for, a history project, a kid who likes historical fiction, it is almost perfect. The only bad thing about the book is that some parts are boring. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to broaden their knowledge of history. Enjoy!
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Summary: 5 STARS, A GIVEN!
Review: I LOVED this book. It's about a 14 year old girl (Rachel Marsh) who is a nanny to the children of John and Abigail Adams during the Boston Massacre. Rachel befriends a British Private, Mathew Kilroy. When this happens, she must choose between her position w/the Adams', or her freindship w/,Mathew. I won't give away anymore, but this book is suspenseful, well written, and it even has a bit of romance. I couldn't put this book down when I got through the first coulple of pages!I loved it! I would also recommend Finnishing Becca, In My Father's House, Cast Two Shadows, The Secret of Sarah Revere, An Aqaintance With Darkness, The Coffin Quilt, and A Break With Charity. Rinaldi is the best author I have ever read from!
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Summary: BULLSEYE!! GREAT BOOK!!
Review: Read this, and you'll feel sooo smart...trust me! I was TEACHING MY HISTORY teacher about the Boston Massacre after I was done! This was my very first Rinaldi book, and for a while it was my favorite book in the world! This entriguing story got me hooked on reading. I got up to 10,000 pages in 4 months. Yep, it'll get you started! But anyways, Rachel Marsh is a humble nanny to the children of John and Abigail Adams. Everything in her life is comfortable...the home is nice, the children are wonderful, and she is treated by her emploers much better than a simple servant. Then, they come. One day, fleets of British troops invade Boston, and that's where Rachel meets and befriends Private Mathew Kilroy. After the Boston Massacre happens, Rachel must make a descision...break off her friendship with Mathew and remain with the Adams, or continue to be his friend and be fired! This story is so real, it almost depresses you in the sad parts. I really loved this book, and would HIGHLY RECCOMEND it to anyone!
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Summary: Great Book on the Boston Massacre
Review: Ann Rinaldi is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. This is the second book I've read by her with a Revolutionary War theme and quite a good one too. In this book Rachel lives as an indentured servant to the famous bright lawyer John Adams and his intelligent wife Abigail. She's good friends with Jane, a girl who is well known for running with the mobs that are protesting the new taxes in Boston. Her life is changed forever when, as a response to colonial protests on British taxes, Britain sends over troops of soldiers. Rachel cannot stand the soldiers, although she refuses to take sides in the tax scandal but when she meets a young private named Matthew she sees things differently. She quickly becomes friend with Matthew and soon finds herself feeling a deeper kinship towards him. She cannot remain neutral forever. Where do her loyalties remain? She finds out the day Matthew is accused of starting the Boston Massacre. I really enjoyed this book. The Colonial times/Revolutionary war Period has always been of interest to me although I've never had a chance to read a book written about the Boston Massacre. Like all Ann Rinaldi books, The 5th of March is filled with many interesting characters, both fictional and real. If your a fan of historical fiction books or just Ann Rinaldi books I recommend this greatly.
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Summary: The Fifth of March
Review: The Fifth of March
Do you want a novel with romance, history, and excitement
wrapped up into one book? Well for anyone eleven and older,
The Fifth of March is the book for you! Rachel Marsh is an indentured servant to John and Abigail Adams in the 1770's when the British troops first come to Boston until after the Boston Massacre. Rachel ends up falling in love with a British sentry named Matthew who is stationed outside the Adams' house. Then the Boston Massacre happens occurs... what happens next? That's up to you to discover! Ann Rinaldi's understanding of the Revolutionary War and the descriptions of all the events that Rachel encounters makes this a very suspenseful book. Read this well done historical fiction tale of a girl caught in the ordeals and excitements of her time.
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Summary: Pretty darn good for historical fiction
Review: Because I was reading another of Ann Rinaldi's books in English class (Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons), I decided to give some of her other books a try. The first one I picked up was The Fifth of March, a story of the Boston Massacre. The Fifth of March follows the story of young Rachel Marsh, a teenage indentured servant in the home of John and Abigail Adams. Rachel is a loyal servant, but what she wants most in the world is to have a Place, like the women she admired have. Living in Boston, a rebellious city, during the years preceding the Revolution, Rachel had a lot of oppurtunities to make opinions about political situations. Many of her friends are Patriots, but Rachel also befriends Matthew Kilroy, a private in the British army. Rachel is forced to make many life-changing decisions throughout the course of the novel, and that is what makes the book so interesting. It's not all facts that I could recite straight out of my history textbook, but it has an interesting plot that keeps you interested in the story. Don't get me wrong, as far as I could tell, the events in this book match up perfectly with history (and believe me, I know enough about the American Revolution to last a lifetime). Rachel Marsh herself was a real person, according to the author's note. And another thing that says wonders about the author: I am currently reading another of her novels, taking place in the same time period, and the stories are completely different. Ann Rinaldi has an extrodinary gift for writing about history in an interesting way, and I reccommend this novel to all!
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Summary: GREAT READ!!
Review: I normally don't read a lot and I am into history. As I was surfing Amazon I came across this book I saw the name Ann Rinaldi and my teacher had recommened her as a author to try so I ordered the book. When it came I started reading and could not put it down! It was awesome and I would tell anyone to read it history fan or not! Even though some of the names for example John And Abigal Adams come up Mrs.Rinaldi makes them come alive and you get a whole different veiw of them! PLEASE READ GREAT BOOK!!
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Summary: My First Ann Rinaldi...By Far The Best!
Review: This was my first Ann Rinaldi book, and it turned me into a fan. Rinaldi has such an incredible way with words that puts you into the story, and makes you relate to the characters. In this book, the lead character witnesses the Boston Massacre, which is close to home for me because I was born in Boston. "The Fifth of March" opened my eyes to how amazing and interesting history is. Definitely read this book!
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Summary: a great book even if you're not the history whiz
Review: For social studies, I had to choose between a few different historical fiction novels. After choosing the Fifth of March, I was just dreading having to read it. However, as soon as I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. I'm not a big history fan, but I loved this book, and really did learn a lot by reading it. Everyone can relate the problems the characters from 2 centuries earlier are going through to their live's! This book is about a 14 year old working for the Adams'(who are patriots) during the boston massacre. It is really interesting and captivating even if history doen't normally interest you. Their is romance between Rachel, the 14 year old, and a soldier from England(a loyalist, the opposite of a patriot). This part of the book is not at all predictable like you would expect. Although I won't give away the ending, I will say that it doesn't end like you would expect. If you really want to learn something or just enjoy an interesting and easy read, read this book.
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Summary: A Story So Tragic
Review: This book opened my eyes to the revolutionary war. I was awed at the people's dihonesty yet understood their senseless hatred. I read this book a few years ago and never really forgot it. I shall not tell you what this book is exactly about, but I shall say that it is full of romanc3e, tragety, and ultimate hasppiness in loss and trust. THE FIFTH OF MARCH is a must-read. And I say to you, reader, read it while you can. For to miss THE FIFTH OF MARCH is like missing a piece of pie baked yesturday--once it's gone, another one won't actually do.
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