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Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl (Young American Immigrants Book 1)

Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl (Young American Immigrants Book 1)

byKarl Beckstrand
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Barbara Mojica
5.0 out of 5 starsDETERMINATION AND PERSEVERANCE
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on June 27, 2022
This book is book one of a series for children about young immigrants.

Agnes was born in Scotland and lived there with her siblings. After her father's disappearance at sea, her mother turns to the Mormon faith. When Agnes turned nine in 1856, her mother had saved enough money to sail to America and become a part of the Latter Day Saints community in Utah.

Their journey contained numerous perils. After sailing to New York, they took a train to Iowa. There the hardships began. The family must walk pulling a cart with their possessions. Their food supplies became depleted, the weather turned frigid. Agnes and her family faced frostbite and near annihilation.

The story is biographical and written by a descendant. Sean Sullivan does a marvelous job with emotive illustrations. I like the interactive aspect of the book allowing readers to revisit the story by answering questions and voicing their opinions. This series is sure to inspire readers in elementary and middle school.
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Back to Basics Momma
3.0 out of 5 starsHigh on LDS History; Low on storyline
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on October 10, 2022
This really should have been labeled as an LDS history story book. It doesn't bother me that they were LDS. We read lots of immigrant stories of various faith backgrounds and I follow some LDS vloggers etc. However, the extensive use of LDS lingo and LDS History in this book made it less of a story than a LDS history teaching material for LDS kids. If you are LDS, you will probably like the History angle. If you from a different faith background and are looking for a good immigrant storyline, it's a bit of a letdown to be honest.
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Barbara Mojica
5.0 out of 5 stars DETERMINATION AND PERSEVERANCE
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on June 27, 2022
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This book is book one of a series for children about young immigrants.

Agnes was born in Scotland and lived there with her siblings. After her father's disappearance at sea, her mother turns to the Mormon faith. When Agnes turned nine in 1856, her mother had saved enough money to sail to America and become a part of the Latter Day Saints community in Utah.

Their journey contained numerous perils. After sailing to New York, they took a train to Iowa. There the hardships began. The family must walk pulling a cart with their possessions. Their food supplies became depleted, the weather turned frigid. Agnes and her family faced frostbite and near annihilation.

The story is biographical and written by a descendant. Sean Sullivan does a marvelous job with emotive illustrations. I like the interactive aspect of the book allowing readers to revisit the story by answering questions and voicing their opinions. This series is sure to inspire readers in elementary and middle school.
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Back to Basics Momma
3.0 out of 5 stars High on LDS History; Low on storyline
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on October 10, 2022
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This really should have been labeled as an LDS history story book. It doesn't bother me that they were LDS. We read lots of immigrant stories of various faith backgrounds and I follow some LDS vloggers etc. However, the extensive use of LDS lingo and LDS History in this book made it less of a story than a LDS history teaching material for LDS kids. If you are LDS, you will probably like the History angle. If you from a different faith background and are looking for a good immigrant storyline, it's a bit of a letdown to be honest.
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Crystal
4.0 out of 5 stars Hard to tell reader demographics
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on July 17, 2022
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While the writing style seems suited for children around 5 years old, the questions and the topic seem more suited for slightly older kids.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on December 17, 2022
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It was hard to stay interested. It seemed to leap from one event to the next without much direction. It was nice to see the Mormon migration in a childโ€™s book though.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Agnes' s Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl ( Young American Immigrants Book 3)
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on May 4, 2022
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An Unexpected kind of book. Not What I was expecting. Not much to read. I hope the ones who order this from Amazon at a special price and from a couple of authors I have not read will enjoy it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Desperate Struggle
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on July 3, 2022
This is a lovely story about a young girl experiencing immigration and significant travel to Utah in 1856. I've read many books about overland travel in America's early years. However, this is the first time I read about people pulling their carts for more than 1000 miles. This story tells a true story about Mormons traveling to Utah. Because their family started late, they faced freezing weather, frostbite, and starvation. This story is powerful because the author invites readers to be part of the journey. The illustrations were excellent and helped tell the story. When I saw the farmers tugging their wagons along, the difficulty of their trip hit me. This is a remarkable story for elementary and middle school children because the illustrations reinforce the text about their desperate struggle.
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Israel Drazin
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very moving and timely tale
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on April 29, 2021
"Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl" is a very moving and timely tale with very nice drawings in 36 pages. Agnes's Mormon family was poor in Scotland but had a good attitude to life and were happy. Most of the family moved to America to be with the Saints in Utah. Agnes's mother saved every penny so that she and her children could go to America and be with them. They finnaly left in 1856 when Agnes was nine-years-old. After arriving on the east coast of America, they had to walk 1,200 miles to Utah, most of it without shoes. About 70 people who walked with them died during the trip. The book tells what happened as they walked and what happened to them later in life. It is a very good book.
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beckyreads
5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to the Young American Immigrants series
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on July 31, 2021
Karl Beckstrand has written four books about the experiences children have had in coming to America. In Agnes's Rescue, the reader can truly experience the hardships of this young girl and her family as they walk the 1,200 miles from Iowa to Utah pulling a handcart all the way. When her shoes wear off, she is forced to walk barefoot in freezing weather and has to watch her family go through multiple hardships as well. What I enjoy about this series is the information provided by the author at the end of the story showing these are true stories of individuals who lived at one time and survived coming across the united states during difficult times. Thoroughly enjoyed!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Non-fiction children's book
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on May 30, 2021
Little Agnes is from Glasgow, Scotland and finds herself coming to America to join a group of religious refugees as they travel west to what eventually becomes the state of Utah.
Being a modern-day immigrant and a genealogist, I just loved this children's story as it told a story that is dear to my heart, finding a path to what is hoped as a better future, although the going isn't easy. In fact, things were very difficult.

I loved the art work in this book which is richly and beautifully illustrated. It is an enjoyable read even for an adult! Loved it.

I received an ebook copy of this book from the author. All thoughts are my own.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful!
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on May 22, 2021
What a delightful, touching story! I loved reading about Agnes and her brave family as she traveled from Scotland to Utah. The story was retold through Agnes's voice and it was as if I could hear her talking to me, telling me about the exciting, hard, and scary things she experienced in her travels. The illustrations were extremely helpful as they told more of the story and added to Agnes's simple descriptions. I felt myself cheering her on as she walked and walked through the bitter snow. The section with review questions at the end adds a great tool for discussion. Well done!!
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