Caleb's Story

Easy read. Great for students in 3rd-5th who enjoyed Laura Ingalls and Caddie Woodlawn. Something that can be enjoyed in a day or over a weekend.

Just a very lovely children or family story. Books and movies in series are timeless.

Series starts with "Sarah, Plain, and Tall", then "Skylark", "Caleb's Story", "More Perfect Than the Moon", and "Grandfather's Dance".Such a delightful series! A bit like the "Little House" books. Written by a descendant of the the family in the books.People list them as beginning at 8 years old; I would say an early reader would like them at 7. Tragedy is dealt with in a sensitive and moderated way.My only objection is that in the ones I have nowhere inside or on the cover do they indicate the chronological order of the stories.

The story is well written. The struggles that the family endures are well written and is wholesome in the resolutions of these. A very good sequel to the books Sarah Plain and Tall and Skylark; the story is carried forth and is easily followed.

The authors craft is intriguing. I couldn’t put it down. Great for teaching voice and forgiveness in your classroom. The mystery in her writing keep you wanting more.

I ordered this book for the students in my third grade class. They had read and enjoyed Sarah. Plain and Tall so I wanted to continue the story with them. They enjoyed this book even more. It has a more in depth plot with more action. I believe my students had a deeper connection to the characters in this story. Will read it again next year!

Beautiful book, with wonderfuly drawn, deep characters and relationships. A must read for older elementary school children.

It was a really good and nice Series I hope there is more to it because their should be more added to it like what will hamper in the next book or at the begging about what is happening to there life so fare in there life. Or at the end like the story that Caleb was weighting through the whole story.

I love the Sarah plain and tall films and books there are more books than films this is the third book only problem is that there are three films and this book is just like the third movie would recommend if you have not seen the last film yet

西部開拓時代、アンとケイレブ、その父親３人の家庭に、新聞の花嫁募集広告に応募してサラがやって来ました。サラと父親の結婚を願う子ども達《Sarah,Plain and Tall》にとって、海辺の町からから大草原にやって来たサラが父と結婚してくれたことは、とても幸せなことでした。しかしその夏大草原は旱魃に見舞われ、家族は苦難の時を過ごしました《Skylark》。さて第３部にあたる本作で、サラには娘カッシーが生まれ、５人家族になりました。姉のアンは学校教育も終わり、大草原の家を出て町の病院で働いています。いままでアンが書き続けていた日記はケイレブが引き継いで書くことになりました。ある冬、父親のヤコブが休暇を終えたアンを町まで馬車で送っていった後、ひどい吹雪になりました。ケイレブは納屋に見知らぬ馬と老人を見つけます。老人は父親のヤコブに会いにきたと言い、一家のことも知っている様子ですが、ケイレブにはまったく心当たりのない人です。雪に閉ざされた家に見知らぬ人を泊めていることで家族の不安が募ります。やがて父が帰宅し、老人が誰であるかが分かりました。そして今まで家族が知らなかった、父の子供時代の苦労と心の傷が明らかになっていきます。《Skylark》で大草原の夏の厳しさが描かれましたが、冬もまた厳しい暮らしになります。どんなことがあっても、「ここが生まれた場所だから」と、よそに移ろうとはしなかった父親ヤコブの心の秘密が明らかになります。その続きがぜひ読みたいと思いますが、ここで終わってしまって第４部が書かれていないのがとても残念です。

Annaが町に出て行く日、それまでAnnaが家族の歴史を綴ってきた日記は、Calebに託されます。そして、その吹雪の夜、Calebは、納屋の中にうずくまる老人を見つけます。2巻の夏から5年後の、今度は厳しい冬の季節。過去を背負ったお父さんと老人の切なさを、家族の不安に揺れる心を、Calebが綴っています。だんだんと、日記の綴り手が変わって、それによって雰囲気も変わってくるこのシリーズ。私は、このCalebの巻が一番好きです。繊細で、優しいCalebそのままの雰囲気です。