Reviews

Sybil Ludington: Revolutionary War Rider by Karen Romano Young, E.F. Abbott

khornstein1's review

4.0

Apparently, there were a few girls riding around doing cool things during the American Revolution; Sybil Ludington was one of them. I've just become aware of her story. There's a Quaker character in the book so that was also of interest. This book had some good insights into daily life at the time as well as the War. One note: I would have swapped out some of the historical pics with more of the lovely woodcuts that could be pics of the various characters. I think that would have been more helpful for younger readers.

leskit's review

3.0

Interesting story. I thought the writing was awkward.

mterry's review

3.0

It was a cute story and I loved that it was based on real events, but some of the plot points seemed really unrealistic.

beammey's review

5.0

This was probably my favorite story in the set. Sybil is just a little spitfire and you can really feel her emotions as you're reading the book. It was great to give voice to her entire family and some of the friends and neighbors as well. I would recommend this book. 5 out of 5 stars.

onesmartcupcake's review

2.0

2.5 stars -- good subject but somewhat clunky writing.