Twelve-year-old Remember Patience Whipple ("Mem" for short) has just arrived in the New World with her parents after a grueling 65-day journey on the Mayflower. Mem has an irrepressible spirit, and leaps headfirst into life in her new home. Despite harsh conditions, Mem is fearless. She helps to care for the sick and wants more than anything to meet and befriend a Native American.

This is one of those excellent crossover books that was written for children but equally enjoyable for adults. The social History of the 1600's is well expressed and you are able to gain a quick snapshot which would not be so easily gained from a historical tomb. ( )

Note: Read in elementary or middle school ( )

I read this whole series as they were being published. These are great for girls who have outgrown the American Girl series but still have an interest in reading about young women who lived in difference places and times. ( )

"The Lord taketh, then He giveth and taketh back again..."
"A Journey to the New World, the Diary of Remember Patience Whipple," is a two part dairy of a young girl who with her family and others traveled across seas in hopes of new lands for religious freedom. The first part of Remember's diary tells the story of sailing 2950 miles on the Mayflower in the Atlantic Ocean. The second part of Remember's diary tells of struggles and joys of beginning life in the New World. ( )