[.ca] Meet Addy: An American Girl (ISBN 1562470752)

The best book that I have read so far this year.:
Hello. Today I am going to tell you about my first book review. The name of this book that I am geting redy to tell you about is called Meet Addy. The aouther of this book is Connie Porter,and if you are wondering how many pages there are then I will tell you. There are 69 pages in this book.The genre of this book is nonfiction because it is a true story. The setting of this book takes place in1864 on a plantation in the summer. The plot of this story is short. Addy is a young girl who comes from a family of five. She is a slave just like the rest of her family. Her Poppa and her brother Sam got sold to anither plantation. Three reasons I like this book are that she has a brother just like I do,she has a doll like I do, and it is also a very interesting story. I would recommend this book to third graders and up,that's if you like these kinds of books. It is a very fastinating book but a little sad. That is my first book review about Meet Addy. P.S. read this book.

Maria's Review:
In 1864 Addy, a smart and courages girl, wants to escape with her family to Philadelphia, instead of staying in North Carolina in slavery. Addy's father and brother are sold off to another plantation. Addy and her mother's only choice is to leave to Philadelphia without Addy's baby sister, Esther. When they escape, Addy's mother starts to drown, because she doesn't know how to swim. Addy looks and looks but can't find her mother. Suddenly Addy found her mother caught in a fallen over tree. They walk all night and hide all day. Addy spots a railroad track. They follow it until they see a train. They stopped and hid. Will they ever find freedom? When the train was gone, they followed the tracks again until they reached a soldier camp. They sneak past the soldier camp to the safe house where a white woman helps colored people escape. They knocked on the door two times before the woman came to the door. I recommend that people who like adventurous books shouldn't take my word for it, and read it themselves.

Introduction to a painful topic:
Addy is the story of a black girl in 1864, as the Civil War was in its ending stages. My second grade niece, an advanced reader, was immediately engrossed in the story. The subject matter may be a bit over her head, though. I suggested she compare Addy's family with her own, asking "Today, no one owns your family, do they?" The reply I got was "Yes, grandma!" Another reviewer says this is a third to 6th grade book--probably third or fourth grade is about right. Although paper, the quality is high, with nice illustrations. Kudos to American Girl for giving us an excellent alternative to Barbie!

History Come To Life.:
My sister has the entire AMERICAN GIRLS collection of books, but I never gave much thought about them until recently when I was at home. I'm in an multi-cultural education class and figured it might be beneficial to read at least one of these books in this very popular series. I chose MEET ADDY and was quite surprised by what I read. The story was engaging, full of vivid imagery, and historically accurate. Addy is a young slave girl living on a plantation near the end of the Civil War. Lincoln has already issued the Emancipation Proclamation, but Addy and her father, mother, brother, and sister are slaves living in the South. Their owner is not a very cruel Master and cares for his slaves much better than many other slave-owners. However, the war is costly and he sells some of his slaves in an effort to raise enough money to keep the plantation open. The two slaves he sells are Addy's father and her brother, Sam. After they are sold together, Addy's mother makes plans for her and Addy to escape before more tragedy strikes their family. They leave Addy's baby sister behind with Auntie Lula and Uncle Solomon, an elderly couple who work in the plantation house, and flee in the night headed towards a safe house where an elderly woman named Miss Caroline lives. Miss Caroline will take them to their freedom. The last few pages of this book contain some historical information about slavery and what life would have been like for a girl like Addy. The information is interesting and adds a historical context to a very engaging story. Overall, I found this book to be quite interesting and a very enjoyable and informative read. I highly recommend it to young girls and to boys who don't mind reading about girls.

Another excellent American Girls book:
This is the first in the American Girls series about Addy Walker, a nine-year-old African-American girl living in the America of 1864. Addy and her family are slaves living on a plantation in North Carolina. The North appears to be winning the war, but Addy's parents are afraid that their owner will sell part of the family, splitting them up, so they decide to run away. Disaster strikes when the master sells Addy's father and brother off before they can make good their escape. Now, it is up to Addy and her mother, and Addy will have to do things much harder than she ever contemplated! The final chapter of this wonderful book is a highly informative look at slavery in America. This book is another excellent addition to the American Girls collection. It shows the horror and degradation of slavery, and yet produces an uplifting story. My eleven-year-old daughter and I both liked reading this book, and highly recommend it to you.