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Jip: His Story
(Paperback, 1998)
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Author: Katherine Paterson
While living on a Vermont poor farm during 1855 and 1856, Jip learns his identity and that of his mo...
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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0140386742
ISBN-13: 9780140386745
Oct 1998
Publisher: Puffin
208 pages
Grade:
From 7 to 9
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Language: English |
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Synopsis
While living on a Vermont poor farm during 1855 and 1856, Jip learns his identity and that of his mother and comes to understand how he arrived at this place.
| Size | | Length: | 208 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 5.6 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "My life began the afternoon of June 7, 1847, when I tumbled off the back of a wagon on the West Hill Road and no one came back to look for me. I say it began that day, but maybe I'm wrong to say that. Maybe I should say the life I know now began nearly eight years later--when Overseer Flint brought the lunatic to the town poor farm."
Industry Reviews
"Poverty, child abuse, slavery, racism, rape, insanity and death may not be what you expect to find in a novel for young readers, but Katherine Paterson is consciously writing in the great tradition of 'Oliver Twist' and 'Uncle Tom's Cabin.' She allows her readers to face some disturbing parts of our history, but she also gives them a hero to admire and emulate; she teaches that every life has value and that loyalty and courage matter more than power and money."
New York Times Book Review - Kelleher Jewett (11/10/1996)
"Jip's gripping, eloquent story is a tribute to heroic slaves and citizens who defied a cruel, inhumane law."
Washington Post Book World - Carol Van Strum (12/08/1996)
"Young readers will appreciate the clarity of the moral choices here as well as the suspenseful escape drama."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Deborah Stevenson (12/19/1996)
"As usual for Paterson, all the characterizations are penetrating--even the villains are interesting....fine historical fiction."
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