Reviews for Calico Bush

The average rating for Calico Bush based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-04-14 00:00:00 Colin Case I liked it. This book brought to mind Calico Captive and The Witch of Blackbird Pond. If you were to combine these titles in the style and atmosphere they convey, you'll probably have a good idea of this book. With slightly cliche characters (like Calico Captive - which I did like too), this book follows Marguerite, a French orphan who has become a Bound-Out-Girl to an English family settling in the wilds of New England in 1743. She faces one hardship after another but that doesn't keep her from being courageous and cheerful. Field likes to focus on seasonal and landscape descriptions and does them well. I could see a beginning reader/listener perhaps getting a little bored through these, but there are definitely some moments of intense suspense and action that make up for the slower parts. There were a few twists I didn't see coming and an ending I'm not quite buying in to, but overall a good read that I'd recommend. Ages: 8 - 16 Cleanliness: Marguerite enters a cave and finds a button/buckle and a tuft of hair left over from a scalping. A baby gets too close to an open fire and her clothes catch on fire. Both scenes can be intense for younger children. The main character is Catholic and offers some prayers to Mary. Mentions that someone could be a witch (she isn't). There is a love triangle throughout the book - not very descriptive: a mention of a kiss, a kiss at a corn husking, and a young man putting his arm around a girl's waist. **Like my reviews? Then you should follow me! Because I have hundreds more just like this one. With each review, I provide a Cleanliness Report, mentioning any objectionable content I come across so that parents and/or conscientious readers (like me) can determine beforehand whether they want to read a book or not. Content surprises are super annoying, especially when you're 100+ pages in, so here's my attempt to help you avoid that! So Follow or Friend me here on GoodReads! You'll see my updates as I'm reading and know which books I'm liking and what I'm not finishing and why. You'll also be able to utilize my library for looking up titles to see whether the book you're thinking about reading next has any objectionable content or not. From swear words, to romance, to bad attitudes (in children's books), I cover it all!

Review # 2 was written on 2011-05-08 00:00:00 Susan Peterson This is really for an older audience -- 6th grade or above. There is a scene where the main character (a girl of about 12 or 13) stumbles upon a place where people have been killed (burned, supposedly by Indians) and she finds a lock of a child's hair attached to a piece of scalp and a buckle from a child's shoe. There is also a scene where a baby dies after her clothes catch fire because she's gotten too close to the hearth. It is a well-written book, though, and true to the time.