I liked reading this book because of the exciting things
that happened. I liked the part when they had a special day at school
called, "speaking day". They had a song or poem that they would
say in front of the lots of people. Warren's was short, but good.
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again!"
I also liked the excellent personalities of the characters. I liked Tom
the best because he never gave up on something. One time he wanted to
buy the best valentine in the store. It cost way too much, so he peeled
lots of potatoes to pay for it. Tom also tells the best stories. He told
one story about a farmer named Pee Wee. It was a very good story.
In my opinion I liked the part when they had to vote on going to England
or staying in Wisconsin. They had to write, "Go" or "Stay"
on a little piece of paper and stick it in their bible. They got to stay
in Wisconsin.
I'd like to change the part when a dog bit off a kitten's head. That
was very sad to me and I hated that part. I wish the author didn't put
such an awful thing in such a good book.
I think this book is good for both boys and girls. There is action for
the boys and lady-like stuff for the girls. I'm saying that about the
girls, because my friend, Emiline, would love this book. She likes to
be like a lady-like pioneer girl.
--by Hilary Clausius
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Caddie Woodlawn is a great story. It's about a girl who
wants to be a boy. The setting is out in the country in the state of Wisconsin.
Caddie does everything a boy does, jump fences, plow, and goes on adventures,
and she does every dare that her brothers give her. She is also a character
who expresses herself, does what she feels is right, and is very brave.
My favorite part is when she adventures out to the Indians to tell them
of her fear that they may be in danger of the white people (people of
her own kind). She adventured out to the Indians because she over heard
the men that were guarding the house. They siad that they should go and
attack the Indians because they were tired of waiting for the Indians
attack. However, the Indians never planned on attacking, the only planned
on a peaceful life.
If I could change one part, I would change some of the words used and
that didn't make sense. I would have to read the sentence several times
or look the word up before I could understand it. Like for an example,
"'So you said. So you said,' agreed Uncle Edmund jovially, chuckling
to himself." It would have been easier to read if the author would
have used more common words.
I would recommend this book to my friends. Both boys and girls would
like this book because it is adventurous and tells what both boys and
girls did in that point in history. Caddie Woodlawn also gives a good
lesson in Wisconsin history. Caddie Woodlawn was a very book, I hope you
will read it too.
--by Lance Maki
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Caddie Woodlawn is a great book. Why do I think this
book is so great? Well, Caddie has just tons of adventures. Some of her
adventures are helping Indians, falling through ice, and many more.
A next thing about Caddie is that I can't imagine what it was like back
then. But the book explains it well, girls and women having to wear all
those layers of clothes. I don't blame Caddie for wanting to be a boy.
Caddie Woodlawn is a tomboy and a pioneer. She has a mom and a dad and
three sisters and two brothers and a baby.
Caddie's adventures are exciting and I think my favorite part is when
they learn that her great grandpa was a lord and they had to decide whether
to return to England or to stay in America. But I won't tell you what
they decide because you should read the book.
If you are wishing for an adventure book with an 11-year old girl, read
Caddie Woodlawn!
--by Anna Trier
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Caddie Woodlawn is a book about an eleven-year-old girl
living in Wisconsin in 1864. She lives with her parents, two brothers,
Tom and Warren, and three sisters, Clara, Little Minnie and Hetty.
I enjoyed reading the book because of the many adventures Caddie had
with her two brothers like the time when they went skating on the mill
pond and Caddie fell through the ice and her brothers had to save her.
Another time Caddie and her brothers tricked their snooty cousin into
riding a bucking horse.
I also liked reading about the olden days and learning about the things
Caddie and her family could and couldn't do. They didn't have any electricity
so they couldn't watch any television. And they didn't have any running
water so they had to go to a well and bring back water. They didn't have
any cars to drive so they had to go by foot or wagon. Caddie's like back
then was a lot harder than life in Wisconsin now.
My favorite part of the book was when Caddie raced her uncle across the
Menomonee River for a silver dollar. Caddie was on a raft and her uncle
was in a canoe. While they raced Caddie's raft fell apart. Then she found
out her uncle had loosened her pins on her raft before the race so she
would lose the bet. But her uncle gave her the silver dollar anyway.
The only part of the book I might change was when there was a prairie
fire. That part was a little boring because all that Tom and another kid
did was dig up the grass around the school to protect it from the fire.
The book got kind of long so I thought the author could have skipped that
part.
I liked the book, but I think girls would like it more than boys because
the main character is a girl. I also think that people who want to learn
about Wisconsin's history would like this book. The author described life
in the olden days really well.
--by Eric Ell
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I enjoyed reading
Caddie Woodlawn because of all
the interesting adventures that she had during the story. One adventure
Caddie had was when she swam across a river to warn the Indians that a
massacre was coming. She had to be very brave to do this and it saved
the Indians from a massacre. A second adventure was when Uncle Edmund
was coming to visit. Warren and Caddie rode a horse bareback all the way
to the train to meet him. Ma and Pa were so surprised to see them. A third
adventure with Uncle Edmund was when Caddie and Uncle Edmund went rafting.
He untied the ropes on the raft (when Caddie wasn't looking), which made
the raft split apart as she was floating on it down the river. They were
in the middle of a race that Uncle Edmund had promised her a silver dollar
if she beat him. As the race went on, Caddie's raft fell apart and she
fell into the river. Uncle Edmund was just laughing really hard explaining
that it was only a joke. Caddie was very angry! Uncle Edmund helped her
out of the water and retrieved all the logs. He put the raft back together
while Caddie dried off and insisted that Caddie keep the silver dollar.
A fourth adventure was when Obediah Jones, (the school's trouble-maker),
was putting his feet on Maggie Bunn's desk and Caddie started a fight
with him. Caddie was trying to be a friend to Maggie and protect her from
Obediah. Caddie was very loyal to her friends and people that didn't have
as much as her.
I also enjoyed reading
Caddie Woodlawn because she had many different
parts to her personality. She was brave (when she stopped the massacre),
a tomboy (because she loved to hunt instead of cook), intelligent (learning
to fix clocks at 11 years old), a good friend (schooroom battle with Obediah),
and sometimes lonely (when Nero left).
Another reason that I enjoyed reading
Caddie Woodlawn is because
I thought that the beginning and ending were excellent. In the first chapter,
they describe Caddie and her family very well. They helped me to understand
how close their family was and how their life was back then. They also
gave me a good idea of Caddie's personality and adventurous spirit and
how she loved the outdoors. At the end of the story, they had to choose
whether they wanted to go to England and live a rich life or stay in Wisconsin
with their life as it was. The whole family (except Clara) voted not to
go because they loved their house, their friends, and especially the open
fields of Wisconsin. Then, at the very end, Nero returns home after being
lost for a long time.
My favorite part of the book was when Caddie used her entire silver dollar
to buy things such as a comb, candy, and other goodies for three small
children who did not have a mother. This was a very unselfish thing for
Caddie to do. She was being very kind and a good friend to those little
children.
I wouldn't change any part of this book. I enjoyed this whole book and
found it to keep my interest for the entire time. I would recommend it
to my friends because it was an exciting book that showed how life was
in the 1860's from a 11 year old's perspective. Caddie was very different
from other children, especially different from other girls. She made this
book very entertaining and kept me connected. I always wanted to come
back and read what exciting adventures that Caddie would have next.
--by Kelly Jaffke
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