The courage of Sarah Noble

This was our first finish today. We listened to the #audible audiobook to finish it out. It is our read for our #readingwithhistory adventure through BookShark Level 3. It is also the current Literature Study for my 8-year-old Princess from Memoria Press Simply Classical. We listened to it so that all could hear it (10, 8, 5, and 2.5). My oldest remembered adoring the book when she first learned to read chapter books.

This is a friendly story of adventure and interaction with Indians of North America with the fact if a poor attitude and loveless home being the antagonist. Sarah Noble is a good example with holding on to her courage. As a parent reading this and seeing how her father and mother react to certain decisions is quite interesting.

We read this after The Thanksgiving Story and The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by the same author. It is a shame that our collection of Dalgleish books ends here. Whatever will we read next?

We own a vintage sepia toned jacketed hardcover of this novel as well as the Audible audiobook. We also have access to a Kindle copy in a trial to Freetime Unlimited.

Sarah and her father travel together to build a new home for their family in early 18th century America. The house is built and it is time for Sarah's father to collect the rest of the family and bring them to their new home. Sarah must remain near the new home, with a Native American family. It is a good experience for Sarah as she comes to care for the family almost as much as her own, as she sees the commonalities of the Native American family with her own. There is a general feeling of condescension, but that has to be placed in the context of the time in which this book was written. In addition, the experience of discovering the ways the families are alike makes the book worthy of reading despite the book's flaws. Newbery Honor.