The Education of Patience Goodspeed

By Heather Vogel Frederick

Book Overview

In the year since the Morning Star sailed away from Nantucket, Patience Goodspeed has navigated a ship and outwitted mutineers, but this time she faces her biggest challenge yet: boarding school Now, instead of mathematics and navigation, Patience is forced to study sewing and French. To make matters worse, Fanny Starbuck, the most empty-headed widow in Nantucket, has shown up in Hawaii and seems to be after Papa's hand in marriage Not if Patience has anything to say about it

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416913947
• ISBN13: 9781416913948
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Sharp, funny adventure for all ages

I read the author's first book, The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed, and was happy to hear that a sequel was coming out. I highly, highly recommend it. It's a thoroughly absorbing, funny tale combining distinctive characters and an unusual setting (a girl's school in Hawaii in the mid-1800s). The main character, Patience, is extremely likable and I'm sure would be appealing to any girl between the ages of about 9-13 or so. I read this in one sitting. A great read!