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Finishing Becca Ann Rinaldi Gulliver Books © 1994 |
Fourteen year old Becca takes a job as Peggy Shippen's personal maid. Becca did
this only to be "finished" but you always loose your pieces. Becca enjoyed being
Peggy's maid, somewhat. She hated the British officers that were always at the
house, going and buying more dresses with Peggy and more. She eventually fell
into the routine and she became used to everything. Mr. Shippen soon fell into
debt, and Peggy could not stand it, especially when she couldn't go to the
Meshiana and when the British troops left the area. Soon the American troops
came into the area and took control. Benedict Arnold, the general soon fell in
love with Peggy, and the soon got married. Becca went with Peggy and Benedict to
be a maid but was soon fired because of a small mistake, the mistake of
eavesdropping on the couple during an important meeting. Becca then went home to
live the rest of her life on her parent's farm.
I found this book very enticing and full of treachery. I thoroughly
enjoyed this book and I would recommend this book for 7th to 9th graders. One
reason is because of the dialect and the 18th century vocabulary.
~ Ashley Aldan, grade 6, Boardman Center Middle School