Sarah’s New World: The Mayflower Adventure (1620) (Sisters in Time #1)

Colleen L. Reece
Barbour Publishing, Inc. (2004)
ISBN 9781593102036
Reviewed by Sara McGinn (age 9) for Reader Views (9/08)

“Sarah’s New World” by Colleen L. Reece is a story about Sarah, a 10-year-old girl, and her journey aboard The Mayflower.  She and the other passengers aboard The Mayflower are almost sunk at sea and they struggle with not having enough to eat.  There is also lots of illness on the ship that makes the trip really hard.  This book was exciting and interesting.  The author did a great job making me feel like I was on board the ship with Sarah!

My favorite part of the book is when they finally find land and discover it’s really New England.  It seemed like they would never find land!  I also learned what life was like back then and what it was like to be a kid on board The Mayflower.  Their days depended on the weather.  If the weather was good, they could go one the top deck and watch the crew work.  If the weather was stormy, they huddled together below deck.  There really wasn’t much they could do at all!  I also learned that women had less freedom than men back then.  That surprised me!

I liked “Sarah’s New World” by Colleen L. Reece, but it seemed like it was less about Sarah and more about Sarah’s brother, John.  There were also some confusing words in this book, so I think it’s better for 10-12 year-olds than 8-12 year-olds. 

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