Bibliographic Information:
O'Dell, S. (1980). Sarah Bishop. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Readability Level: 6.8
Audience Level: Grades 6-8
Suggested Delivery: independent or small group read
Summary: "Sarah Bishop isn't a Tory. She isn't a Patriot. Sarah Bishop is a fifteen-year-old girl. The Revolutionary War has come to her village, and the Patriots have made her an orphan without a home. Now the British army is after her for a crime she didn't commit. Running for her life, Sarah finds a cave in the woods. Alone, she makes her home there. The wild animals, the terrible hardships are not as bad as what she has left behind. Sarah Bishop vows never to trust anyone again. The war will end. Peace will come. But will peace ever find Sarah Bishop?" -Back of Book
O'Dell, S. (1980). Sarah Bishop. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Readability Level: 6.8
Audience Level: Grades 6-8
Suggested Delivery: independent or small group read
Summary: "Sarah Bishop isn't a Tory. She isn't a Patriot. Sarah Bishop is a fifteen-year-old girl. The Revolutionary War has come to her village, and the Patriots have made her an orphan without a home. Now the British army is after her for a crime she didn't commit. Running for her life, Sarah finds a cave in the woods. Alone, she makes her home there. The wild animals, the terrible hardships are not as bad as what she has left behind. Sarah Bishop vows never to trust anyone again. The war will end. Peace will come. But will peace ever find Sarah Bishop?" -Back of Book
Curriculum Connections:
- What would you do if you were put in Sarah Bishop's situation? Would you make the same decisions?
- Research the Patriots and Tories and create Glogsters representing the views of each group.
- Create a comic strip of one of the scenes in Sarah Bishop using pixtion.com