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Sisters in Time #5
Lydia the Patriot: The Boston Massacre
Miller, Susan Martins
144 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2004
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July 12, 2019
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“Tensions simmer in 1765 Boston, home to twelve-year-old Lizzie Murray. Residents of the city are dividing over loyalty to England-and the divisions strike within Lizzie's own family, as her brother and father often find themselves at odds. When a mob wounds a young British soldier, Lizzie chooses to help the frightened Redcoat-a move that brings even more trouble to her life. Where is God in the emotional upheaval afflicting the colonies? Can Lizzie overcome the fear that weighs on her soul? Written especially for eight- to twelve-year-old girls, this story teaches important lessons of American history and the Christian faith.”
Series: Book #5 in the “Sisters in Time” series. Reviews of #1, #2, #3, and #4 Here!
Spiritual Content- A Scriptures is mentioned; Talks about God & right and wrong; Mentions of God; Mentions of churches, church going, & sermons; A couple mentions of prayers & praying; A mention of the Bible.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: two ‘dumb’s and two ‘stupid’s; Some eye rolling; Lydia taunts & calls the British soldiers names (she also throws a snowball at him; Stephen doesn’t like her doing any of it, but Lydia is more than a bit bratty and says it’s “what is right”); Being hit, unconscious, & in pain (barely-above-not-detailed); All about many mentions of murders/the Boston Massacre, deaths, beatings, injuries, blood/bleeding, weapons, shooting, & gunfire (barely-above-not-detailed); Many mentions of gangs/mobs, riots/violence, fires, & threats; Mentions of people hoping that a group will get hanged (referring to the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre who were are not actually hung); Mentions of crimes & jails/prisons; Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of hatred & prejudice; A few mentions of an accident & death (barely-above-not-detailed); A few mentions of a dream about a kitten nearly getting hurt & wolves being scary; A couple mentions of bleeding someone for an illness; A couple mentions of gossip & rumors; A mention of taverns.
Sexual Content-
*Note: Mentions of a woman giving birth (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of infants who passed away young in historical times; A mention of a wife who died giving birth.
-Stephen Lankford, age 10
P.O.V. of Stephen
Set in 1775
140 pages
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Pre Teens- Three Stars
New Teens- Three Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Two Stars
First things first, this book isn’t in Lydia’s point of view at all. The cover, title, and back-cover are completely misleading and give the vibe that Lydia is considerate towards her family who have deferring opinions than her. That wasn’t the case at all with her being more of a brat and the book being in Stephen, her little brother’s point of view. Lydia needed to learn that you can be patriotic for your country, but also be polite and understanding to others. We do not see her truly learn this lesson at all in this book and while I liked Stephen, I was pretty disappointed in this book. (Note: While none of these books in this series are connected that I know of, there is a part in this book mentioned that is very similar to the prior book, but I cannot see where these books are connected. Might cause a bit of confusion for those reading the series in order.)
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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
“Tensions simmer in 1765 Boston, home to twelve-year-old Lizzie Murray. Residents of the city are dividing over loyalty to England-and the divisions strike within Lizzie's own family, as her brother and father often find themselves at odds. When a mob wounds a young British soldier, Lizzie chooses to help the frightened Redcoat-a move that brings even more trouble to her life. Where is God in the emotional upheaval afflicting the colonies? Can Lizzie overcome the fear that weighs on her soul? Written especially for eight- to twelve-year-old girls, this story teaches important lessons of American history and the Christian faith.”
Series: Book #5 in the “Sisters in Time” series. Reviews of #1, #2, #3, and #4 Here!
Spiritual Content- A Scriptures is mentioned; Talks about God & right and wrong; Mentions of God; Mentions of churches, church going, & sermons; A couple mentions of prayers & praying; A mention of the Bible.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: two ‘dumb’s and two ‘stupid’s; Some eye rolling; Lydia taunts & calls the British soldiers names (she also throws a snowball at him; Stephen doesn’t like her doing any of it, but Lydia is more than a bit bratty and says it’s “what is right”); Being hit, unconscious, & in pain (barely-above-not-detailed); All about many mentions of murders/the Boston Massacre, deaths, beatings, injuries, blood/bleeding, weapons, shooting, & gunfire (barely-above-not-detailed); Many mentions of gangs/mobs, riots/violence, fires, & threats; Mentions of people hoping that a group will get hanged (referring to the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre who were are not actually hung); Mentions of crimes & jails/prisons; Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of hatred & prejudice; A few mentions of an accident & death (barely-above-not-detailed); A few mentions of a dream about a kitten nearly getting hurt & wolves being scary; A couple mentions of bleeding someone for an illness; A couple mentions of gossip & rumors; A mention of taverns.
Sexual Content-
*Note: Mentions of a woman giving birth (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of infants who passed away young in historical times; A mention of a wife who died giving birth.
-Stephen Lankford, age 10
P.O.V. of Stephen
Set in 1775
140 pages
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Pre Teens- Three Stars
New Teens- Three Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Two Stars
First things first, this book isn’t in Lydia’s point of view at all. The cover, title, and back-cover are completely misleading and give the vibe that Lydia is considerate towards her family who have deferring opinions than her. That wasn’t the case at all with her being more of a brat and the book being in Stephen, her little brother’s point of view. Lydia needed to learn that you can be patriotic for your country, but also be polite and understanding to others. We do not see her truly learn this lesson at all in this book and while I liked Stephen, I was pretty disappointed in this book. (Note: While none of these books in this series are connected that I know of, there is a part in this book mentioned that is very similar to the prior book, but I cannot see where these books are connected. Might cause a bit of confusion for those reading the series in order.)
Link to review:
https://booksforchristiangirls.blogsp...
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
August 7, 2015
This book should have been titled Lydia the spoilt brat... This book was more about Stephen and his journey about learning about the difference between a patriot and a loyalist at the height of the Boston Massacre. As always learning about history through these books are great but this is the first time the title character did not fit the role... Lydia was no patriot, just said she was one... Disappointed
October 12, 2011
This was my least favorite of the "Sisters in Time" books--because of the annoying personality of Lydia, who disobeys her parents, taunts her brother, etc!
November 27, 2021
Great book overall but, I didn't like that the book was in Stephens point of view instead of Lydia's.
October 10, 2024
Catherine liked how the conflicts in the book were resolved. She thought the story was interesting.
April 7, 2009
THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT A GIRL WHO WANTS TO HAVE FREEDOM AND DON'T LIKE KING GEORGE AND HIS TAX ON TEA.SHE WAS ON THE TEAM OF JOINING THE AMERCANS BUT SHE WAS A GIRL.SHE WAS A STRONG PERSON WHO NEVER GAVE UP.I think this book tells you how you can find your way out without voilence.It reminds me of MS.WOODARD and MS.STELLACCI who finds the easy way for us to win without fighting each other.do you wanna know a secert way of winning a battle without violence?
February 28, 2013
I really enjoyed reading Lydia the Patriot. I thought that it was an interesting story. I would like to read more books by this author.
Lydia the Patriot is about a 12 year old girl named Lydia. This story takes place in the 1700's when America was trying to break free of the british and become a country. Lydia and her brother Steven have different opinions about how America should operate. They occasionaly get into arguments. Everyone should read this book.
Lydia the Patriot is about a 12 year old girl named Lydia. This story takes place in the 1700's when America was trying to break free of the british and become a country. Lydia and her brother Steven have different opinions about how America should operate. They occasionaly get into arguments. Everyone should read this book.
February 3, 2016
I do not like this book it was all about the boy instead of Lydia. If it is called Lydia the Patriot then make it be about Lydia! That was really annoying. But it had a good story line. I just wish she just made a story about the boy.
April 18, 2016
The story wasn't even about Lydia, who was a brat.
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December 3, 2008i have 4 of these books and they're all good and they teach alot of history 2
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