The diary of 13 year old Alice Paynton, a young girl in the time of Charles II. Her diary covers the months from June 1665 to the Great Fire of 1666, while the bubonic plague ravages London. In the MY STORY series.
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I thought this was an extremely good book. If Alice was a real person it must have been traumatizing and scary as she was only 13? London was very unlucky in 1665! I found that I couldn't get into it at first but as the pages went on it got alot better. This book is good for 9-14 year olds. I'm only 11 and I loved it.
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Thirteen-year-old Alice Paynton lives in the busy and crowded city of London in 1665. She lives with her father and his sister, her Aunt Nell, who has raised Alice since her mother died giving birth to her. Alice begins her diary writing of happy events, such as seeing plays at the theater. However, a dark shadow begins to fall over London as the bubonic plague spreads. Alice writes of her family's desperate struggle to survive as the disease takes over the city. This was an excellent book about a young girl's experiences during a horrifying period in history. I recommend it to all readers of the My Story series.
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This is the first novel I've read by Pamela Oldfield, in fact she's written a whole series called "My Story".
It's a novel set out in the way of a diary, although Alice Paynton is a fictitious character a lot of people during that time kept diaries during that time and some have been found.
The story is based on both fact and fiction, and the author has woven both extremely well to come up with an excellent piece of work. :-)
I found it interesting as the plague and the great fire were seen through the eyes of a child and not an adult. The emotions of this child come out extremely well.
I found this a very compulsive read and would love to read some more of her work. This is a great book for both adults and children who are interested in history. It's an easy read and the story pulls you a long into a world of horror during that time were many people lost their loved ones.
It's well worth the money and it's a book I will enjoy reading again. :-)
It's a novel set out in the way of a diary, although Alice Paynton is a fictitious character a lot of people during that time kept diaries during that time and some have been found.
The story is based on both fact and fiction, and the author has woven both extremely well to come up with an excellent piece of work. :-)
I found it interesting as the plague and the great fire were seen through the eyes of a child and not an adult. The emotions of this child come out extremely well.
I found this a very compulsive read and would love to read some more of her work. This is a great book for both adults and children who are interested in history. It's an easy read and the story pulls you a long into a world of horror during that time were many people lost their loved ones.
It's well worth the money and it's a book I will enjoy reading again. :-)
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lovely interesting book
i purchased for my son to read more. he finds history really interesting so he has read a lot of these books
Published 20 days ago by denver
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The great plague-a london girls diary 1665-1666
Bought as a Easter present and has been read by the receiver more than once already. The book gives a good insight into the world at that time.
Published 1 month ago by Karen Brown
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Published 2 months ago by Mand
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A realistic picture of 17th century London
The diary format makes it easy reading. Particularly recommended for able younger readers with an interest in history. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mary J Thompson
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I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR AGES 9-15 IT WAS A AMAZING BOOK YOU REALLY CONNECT WITH The
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Characters amazing
Published 3 months ago by Erin Dee
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the great plague
it wasn't what I expected but that was not the author's fault. It was quite a good read. I hoped for more local geographical information about Woolwich etc
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. Gertrude Murtagh
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The great plague
I chose this rating because it was interesting realistic and I put 5 stars because it was sad but in the end it turned out fine
Published 4 months ago by Mrs G Evans
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Informative facts set in storybook fashion.
Bought for my 10 and 11 year old grand-daughters this book and five similar ones have given the girls a great insight into life during the period the book refers to.
Published 4 months ago by Jeanster
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Amazing read
Have bought one of the series of My Story books, initially for my children. I am now on a fourth book from the collection. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. M. C. J. Harris
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Wonderful story.
I bought this book for my nine year old daughter who is really 'into' history. The book is written in diary form - a day by day account of life during the height of the black... Read more
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