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Weetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets, Massachusetts - Rhode Island, 1653 by Patricia Clark Smith
meganreads5's review
adventurous
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
marlfox24's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
kaylarage's review
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
lee_hillshire's review against another edition
I really appreciate this series for tackling difficult and tragic historical figures, and acknowledging "yeah, stuff really went to hell for them in their last years" versus only including "royals" who could be considered romantic or happy, or even not including the epilogues in the first place.
angelica87's review
3.0
I do like how the author started the book by saying that unlike the other girls profiled in the Royal Diaries, Weetamoo never would have written a diary. A lot of it is written in a way that makes it seem that Weetamoo is just thinking, and I wish that the entirety of the novel was written that way.
The story follows Weetamoo, the eldest daughter of the Saschem (leader) of the Poccasats. She has been told that patience is a virtue that she needs to work on and as such she spends a great deal of time thinking about what is going on and asking the spirits for patience. She has to navigate in her father's shadow in regards to the dealings with the people at Plymouth, all the while she is trying to understand what it means to grow up, and what she plans to do once she is old enough to marry. There are some struggles that she has to go through, her temper and her impatience get the better of her, and she has to help her mother and family grieve when their younger sister dies of an apparent heart defect. In the end, she learns a great deal and know what it is going to take for her to be a great leader.
As always, the back of the book is filled with actual historical information and I was intrigued to know that while Weetamoo's father's generation was able to deal fairly with the Europeans, that tenuous relationship broke down by the time that she came of age.
The story follows Weetamoo, the eldest daughter of the Saschem (leader) of the Poccasats. She has been told that patience is a virtue that she needs to work on and as such she spends a great deal of time thinking about what is going on and asking the spirits for patience. She has to navigate in her father's shadow in regards to the dealings with the people at Plymouth, all the while she is trying to understand what it means to grow up, and what she plans to do once she is old enough to marry. There are some struggles that she has to go through, her temper and her impatience get the better of her, and she has to help her mother and family grieve when their younger sister dies of an apparent heart defect. In the end, she learns a great deal and know what it is going to take for her to be a great leader.
As always, the back of the book is filled with actual historical information and I was intrigued to know that while Weetamoo's father's generation was able to deal fairly with the Europeans, that tenuous relationship broke down by the time that she came of age.
justkay3's review
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
chickenlil64's review
5.0
LOVED! Why didn’t we read this in school? My elementary school library stocked all the other Royal Diaries, but not this one, which is ironic because we were on Wampanoag land. Thankful that the publishers asked a Massachusetts woman of Miq’maq/Algonquin heritage to write this - I’m looking forward to learning more and wish we were taught more about this part of history (and present day Indigenous communities) in school as kids.