Jemmy

by Jon Hassler

Book Overview

Since her Chippewa mother is dead, seventeen-year-old Jemmy's alcoholic father has insisted that she quit school to care for her younger siblings. But on her way home on her last day of school, she gets caught in a fierce snowstorm, and is rescued by Otis and Ann Chapman, who have moved to rural Minnesota from the city. Otis is a well-known painter, and he sees in Jemmy the model he needs to complete a mural of the Maiden of Eagle Rock. Jemmy soon...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689501307
• ISBN13: 9780689501302
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Half breed girl

A 16 year old half American half Native American girl named Jemmy strives to find friends in a mostly white school. Along with trying to help support her brother and sister with her dad. Her father asks her to quit school so she can work around the house, do all the shopping, and try to get a job. So she does end up quitting. She ends up getting a job as a model for a painter. She is the model of a Native American girl who commits suicide because her heart has been broken. She goes to these nice peoples house every Saturday. She is paid very kindly. I really really liked this book. Not only because it was multicultural, but because the author put a lot of feeling into it. Sometimes because the story sounded so real that I actually pictured the scenes in my head. It was a really awesome book.

Memorable!

I read this book when I was 7 or 8...and I still remember it (15 years later!)! This was one of my favorite books as a little girl.

An enjoyable book

I read this book because I am such a fan of Jon Hassler and have completed all his adult novels. Desperate for more of his writing, I read Jemmy. The previous reviewer summed it up much as I would. This book is strongest on character development and exploration of relationships among the characters. Readers who want plenty of action and a fast pace might be disappointed. But the book should appeal to readers who like thoughtful stories. The book is upbeat and positive, with clean language and a good message.

Jemmy

Jemmy is a book about a half-breed girl who is going to reservation school. Her dad says that she has to stay home from school to take care of her two siblings. Then she meets Otis and Ann. Otis, Ann, and Jemmy have good experiences and bad. Otis and Ann help her out when she needs it the most. I think that every one should read this book beause it shows a whole different perspective on many parts of life. For example, if your socioeconomic status is lower then the average American, this book will likely give you more insight, more hope, and perspective how you can change. If you are on the higher end of the socioeconomic spectrum, it will help you learn not to take your life for granted and that it may change in a heartbeat. I like Jemmy because I'm from a big city, and it widened my perspective on what small town life is all about. If you like suspense and a lot of action, I would not suggest this book for you. This is a fairly slow, mellow book that will open your eyes with its great plot. When you get attached to a character in this book, like almost everyone would, it tears your heart out when you see something happen to them. It will bring a 90 degree smile to your face when someone changes. Despite all of the good things that this book has to offer, there is a downside to this book, it is slow moving. There is a feeling of happiness, but also a great sadness. If you are into character development, this is the book you have been wanting, for it dishes out that and tons tons more. This book is for ages about 10-17, but almost every one would enjoy it, except the mediphores, vocabulary, and slow moving plot and slow action, may turn away younger children. If you read anywhere from 50-75 pages a day, you could get this book done in 3 days or less. If you read 30-49 pages a day, this book will take you 3-5 days to finish. If you are like me and like to read 10- 29 pages a day, it would take less than a week and a half. If you read less 0-10 pages a day, it would take you from 1 week and a half to a whole life time. In interviewing classmates, they gave it a 7 out of 10, because it had good detail and there was always something exciting happening. They also liked most of the characters. The author, Minnesota native Jon Hassler, was born in 1933, started teaching in 1955. He wrote such books as Staggerford in 1977 he also wrote Simon's night, The Love Hunter, The Green Journey, and North of Hope. Another young adult novel is Jemmy, Four miles to Pinecone On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give this book a strong 8. into character development, this is the book you have been wanting, for it dishes out that and tons tons more. This book is for ages about 10-17, but almost every one would enjoy it, except the mediphores, vocabulary, and slow moving plot and slow action, may turn away younger children. If you read anywhere from 50-7

Chi of St. Louis Park, MN

It's a good book that shows that there are many values in life-you just have to find them. It also shows that you can accomplish many things-you just have to know how. Jon Hassler also uses the eagle as a metaphore of Jemmy-that she glides and soars through life. I recommend this book to many! It has a great storyline!