Calico Bush

by Rachel Field

Book Overview

In 1743, thirteen-year-old Marguerite Ledoux travels to Maine as the indentured servant of a family that regards her as little better than the Indians that threaten them, but her strength, quick... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068982968X
• ISBN13: 9780689829680
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

It was a very good book.

Calico Bush was a drama in words. The story was about a girl who had lost her family and had become bound-out to a family who didn't appreciate her. She meets an old lady at her house in Maine who realized what she was going through. It was a very good book.

The story of a young French emigrant in colonial America.

This book was a 1932 Newbery Honor Book (i.e., a runner-up to the Medal winner) for best contribution to American children's literature. It is the story of thirteen-year-old Marguerite Ledoux in 1742-1743, a young French emigrant who finds herself all alone in the New World after her uncle and grandmother die. She agrees to be "bound" to a family who are moving to begin a farm on an isolated section of the coast of colonial Maine. Hence, this novel depicts farm life in colonial America and the interactions on a young girl in a whole new culture. It is a beautiful story and still finds appeal amongst readers today.