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Finishing Becca: A Story about Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold (Great Episodes)
- Paperback
- Edition: 1
- Author: Ann Rinaldi
- Publisher: Gulliver Books Paperbacks
- Release Date: March 2004
- Reading Level: Ages 9-12
- ISBN-10: 0152050795
- ISBN-13: 9780152050795
- List Price: $6.95
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummaryA fourteen-year-old maid witnesses the events that lead to General Benedict Arnold's betrayal of the American forces during the Revolutionary War. |
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Turquoise Llama
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The characters are so complex espcially Peggy Shippen and Becca Syng. Ms. Rinaldi portrays a side of Peggy Shippen that we don't normally think about-or any other historical figure. She shows Peggy Shippen's effervescent personality and enlightens us to look at her in a new perspective. Also, the character developement in a turbulent plot like this is fantastic.
Finishing Becca
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I very much enjoyed this book. You learned a lot about the revolution and it had a wonderful story line. The only thing I found in the story that I didn't like very much was that the main character,Becca,didn't ever speak up for herself. She was a character that was easy to get into but I found myself gritting my teeth with anger because she never spoke up and said something! She would be in a situation where I would go biting mad and she would almost shrug it off. I very much liked this book but I found Becca to be quite spineless at times. She did do one thing that took guts but that was about it. I very much liked the book and I do recommend it.
Well Done
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Finishing Becca is well worth the time. It offers a creative insight to the private life of Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold, in a realistic format. The story flows easily and well, but can prove confusing at times. Becca is a poor, farm girl, who dreams of being like the refines ladies of her time. Her mother decides to send her off to live as a servant in the Shippen home, where she is assigned to Peggy Shippen. Peggy proves to be obnoxious, spoiled, and demanding. But Becca learns more than just that about her plans with Benedict Arnold...
Finishing Becca
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Finishing Becca is a historical fiction novel about a girl living during the American Revolutionary War. Becca Syng is a 14 year old girl sent to be the personal maid of Peggy Shippen, a spoiled Quaker daughter who just happens to be the most beautiful girl in all of Philadelphia. She is sent to be finished by her mother, but Becca learns much more than French, art and crewel work.
What I liked most about this book was Ann Rinaldi's ability to capture what was going on in the mind of an American colonist; and a teenager no less. Rinaldi bottled Becca's opinions, ideas, and thoughts about what her country and her country's soldiers were going through. There wasn't much to dislike about this book. Some scenes put very graphic pictures in your mind, but other than that this book is great. My favorite character in this book is Becca because she and I share some of the same characteristics. Becca is always curious and always wondering about the world around her. Just like me.
The scene that I thought was the most moving was when Becca helps one of the Shippen girls with one of her missions. This book is different to me because it is a historical fiction, but it is also suspense-mysteryish along with a touch of comedy. If you read this book, you will be entertained and you will learn at the same time.
If I could go back in time, the questions that I would ask are: Did Peggy Shippen really turn Arnold against his country? Was Mr. Shippen really all that neutral? Was Peggy really that horrible?
I strongly recommend this book because you can learn about all the bad stuff that went on behind the lines on both sides. This book is really worth reading.
Awesome book
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Have you ever noticed that there aren't many historical fiction books about Benedict Arnold that you can actually enjoy reading? Well, you can enjoy reading this one!! Becca is a very interesting character. As usual, Ann Rinaldi makes her charaters easy to like, hate or love. I'm sure any historical fiction lover will really like this book. :)
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