Sarah's Wish

By Jim Baumgardner

"Sarah's Wish" invites you to enter the 19th century world of secrets and broken promises, runaways and slave catchers, colorful gypsies and noisy riverboats, and Granny. Although Granny's hilarious... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598869094
• ISBN13: 9781598869095
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Tate Pub & Enterprises Llc
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Take a step back in time...

Sarah's Wish sends the reader back in time -- back to a time where slavery was legal. Through detailed descriptions and heart tugging situations, Jim Baumgardner draws the reader into Sarah's life. We enter Sarah's story as she tries to deal with the tragic loss of her mother. She struggles to deal with the grief of losing her mother while deciding how to handle her family's secret. Unsure of who to trust, Sarah tries to do everything on her own. Slowly, close friends enter her circle of trust and help her in her mission of helping slaves to freedom. Her heart is torn between wanting to help others and wanting a family of her own. We see her love of others shine through as she puts her wants, needs, and safety on the line time and again. As soon as I finished reading the book, I knew that I wanted to read the next 2 books in the series: Sarah's Promise and Sarah's Escape. It's always wonderful when you can pick up a well written book with clean language. While the book deals with difficult topics, they are handled in a manner which works for readers of all ages. My daughter also enjoyed reading Sarah's Wish. She connected with Sarah and felt really sad that she had to go through so much. She was also impressed that someone so young could do so much to help others. At the back of the book, there is a key code to receive a free audio book digital download of Sarah's Wish.

Historical Fiction--Underground Railroad

This book is for those of us who enjoy teaching our children history through the use of historical fiction. Sarah's Wish is an interesting and compelling tale of a young girl (twelve years old) who becomes involved with the Underground Railroad. The reader enters the nineteenth century world and learns quite a bit about the life of a northern family and town who try to help those who are trying to escape to Canada. This book is a good choice for those interested in Living Books and Real Books to give their children and help them learn history the easy way.

Sarah's Wish

When tragedy strikes, twelve-year-old Sarah Smith's world is turned upside down. She had known for years of the secrets her mother kept, but now she is wholly responsible for the safety of her mother's "packages". Without a home or a family to care for her, Sarah doesn't know how she will carry on her mother's work, but she knows she must. Thrust into an adult world she sometimes doesn't understand, Sarah still prays that God will give her a family of her own. She cannot remember her father, but she dreams of the day she will have a new family including a mother and a father to love her and ease the burdens she carries. Granny Evans takes Sarah in until a more permanent solution can be found. In the meantime, Sarah still has the responsibility of safeguarding her mother's secrets. Sarah's Wish is the first installment in the Sarah series. Set in 19th century Ohio during a time when the Underground Railroad made heroes out of ordinary people, it is a delightful story of love, compassion, and courage. Young readers will enjoy this tale while learning a lot about this historical period in history.

Good book by unknown author--found it at museum in Kansas

Interesting story of a young girl who loses her mother in an accident and continues in her mother's moral quest to help others (don't want to ruin the story by saying more)

Great Family Read Aloud

I have read Sarah's Wish and look forward to the continuation in the second book. It's easy to imagine yourself in the world of Sarah, an American girl living in Ohio in the mid nineteenth century. The wide variety of characters is very interesting! The main character, Sarah, desires to please God and do the right thing for those in her life. There's a bonus right inside the book with a free download of the audio version! I recommend this book not only for a good historical fiction, but also as a supplement to those studying the Underground Railroad.