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The Bronze Bow (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) School & Library Binding – May 1, 1972
Author: Elizabeth G. Speare ID: 0808539000

Review

“A dramatic, deeply felt narrative whose characters and message will long be remembered.” Booklist, ALA

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About the Author

“I was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, on November 21, 1908. I have lived all my life in New England, and though I love to travel I can’t imagine ever calling any other place on earth home. Since I can’t remember a time when I didn’t intend to write, it is hard to explain why I took so long getting around to it in earnest. But the years seemed to go by very quickly. In 1936 I married Alden Speare and came to Connecticut. Not till both children were in junior high did I find time at last to sit down quietly with a pencil and paper. I turned naturally to the things which had filled my days and thoughts and began to write magazine articles about family living. Then one day I stumbled on a true story from New England history with a character who seemed to me an ideal heroine. Though I had my first historical novel almost by accident it soon proved to be an absorbing hobby.” Elizabeth George Speare (1908-1994) won the 1959 Newbery Medal for THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND, and the 1962 Newbery Medal for THE BRONZE BOW. She also received a Newbery Honor Award in 1983, and in 1989 she was presented with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for her substantial and enduring contribution to children’s literature.

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Age Range: 10 and up Grade Level: 5 and upSchool & Library Binding: 256 pagesPublisher: Turtleback (May 1, 1972)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0808539000ISBN-13: 978-0808539001 Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #1,222,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #806 in Books > Children’s Books > Literature & Fiction > Religious Fiction > Other Religious Fiction #3664 in Books > Children’s Books > Literature & Fiction > Religious Fiction > Christian #5451 in Books > Children’s Books > Classics
Imagine your father taken away and killed by the Romans. Could you ever forgive them? When this happens to Daniel’s family, it leaves his sister traumatized and Daniel with a fiery hatred for the Romans. The Bronze Bow is not only historically correct; it is also exciting! This book completely uses all the reader’s emotions throughout the story line and it draws the reader into the story.

In The Bronze Bow, Daniel, a Jewish boy, despises Roman rule. After Daniel witnesses his father’s crucifixion and watches his mother die of a broken heart, he retreats to the mountains. There he joins a notorious gang that robs people to gain money for armor and weaponry to free Israel. Daniel meets up with some old friends and they recruit a small group of boys who, with Daniel, hope to avenge his parent’s deaths and rid the Holy Land of Romans. But then Daniel faces the hardest decision of his life: should he love and forgive the Romans or hate them?

The character development in The Bronze Bow is tremendous. Two of my favorite characters are Daniel and Joel. Daniel is an eighteen-year-old Jewish boy seeking revenge. He is hateful yet finds himself questioning his anger for the Romans. Joel is a seventeen-year-old Jewish boy that is thoughtful, loyal, and kind. Joel wants to solve the Roman/Israeli conflict with words, not force. In this story the reader becomes part of Daniel and Joel’s group of friends.

Elizabeth George Speare, the author of The Bronze Bow, was born in Melrose, Massachusetts in 1908. She has won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and two Newbery Medals for The Bronze Bow and The Witch of Blackbird Pond. She has also won a Newbery Honor Medal for The Sign of the Beaver.
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