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4.5
Absolutely riveting account of the trip to the new world on board the Mayflower. This book is fiction, but based on the actual accounts of the real people, adults and CHILDREN, who made the passage. The story is told from the viewpoint of a young girl just passing from childhood to adulthood, so we watch her make the two momentous passages at the same time, while she keeps us informed on the activities of the other members of the group and how they interact with each other to become a community. There is so much to recommend this book. First, there is the author, who is one of the best children's authors around. secondly, the story is compelling not only because it is true but because it is universal. Thirdly, this book will give modern children a chance to see what they are really capable of, without the gadgets and do-dads that surround them today. In the end, character and good or bad fortune combine in various ways to create the obstacles one must overcome to achieve one's destiny. One cannot choose one's fortune, but one can choose one's character, and achieve it with the help and guidance of parents and community. That is an important lesson for anyone to learn.
