But we should always have the courage to do the right thing, even knowing what it will cost us. The main theme of the book is courage, and the hard lesson that doing the right thing doesn't always lead to happiness.
As she confronts canon fire, occupying British officers, prejudice, and love, she learns about herself and the cost of becoming an adult. Taking place in Trenton, where several major battles took place, Jem survives these, but not without cost. The story remains accurate to the history of the early war. The contrast of her character with that of her sister, her Quaker friend, and her tutor create a tension in the story that adds nicely to a fast-paced plot and excellent twists. She does that with honesty, courage, naivety, and no small amount of sass - which makes her an endearing character. Jem herself is caught between childhood and womanhood - forced to relinquish her wild ways, to learn, to grow, to leave her sheltered life and move into her place in the world. With her refined sister is married to a British captain, her tutor a hated Tory, her older brother an officer in the Continental Army, and her youngest brother burning to fight the British, Jem's family struggles to navigate the turbulent storms at the beginning of the American War of Independence. Urn:oclc:12722999 Republisher_date 20120222123837 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120222052457 Scanner and head-strong, Jemima "Jem" Emerson is caught at the edge of the great events that shaped our America. OL112472W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 95.00 Pages 262 Ppi 643 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0307786862 Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 22:19:32 Boxid IA170601 Boxid_2 CH126611 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary External-identifier
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