Juliet: A Dream Takes Flight

by Anna Kirwan

Book Overview

In 1339, 10-year-old Juliet, then daughter of a gameskeeper, and her 12-year-old best friend, marguerite, daughter of the lord of the manor, live in a small English town. One day, a stranger arrives... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689809832
• ISBN13: 9780689809835
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.2" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6

Customer Reviews

Good book

This book is about a girl named Juliet, who lives during the Middle Ages. She finds life in her village boring, and she's sad, because her best friend is moving away in a palace. One day, Juliet's little brother lets a falcon loose from the cage. Read to find out what Juliet does to rescue the falcon.

Quality Historical Fiction for the Younger Set

The Girlhood Journeys series, written in the late '90's, is something that I've long wanted to see -- a series of books about kids in different historical periods, that talks about what their life was really like. This book fits the bill perfectly: Juliet is a freeman's daughter in medieval England, and her friend is the manor-holder's daughter. There is an excellent contrast shown between Juliet's lifestyle and that of her friend Marguerite. The book also has an excellent lesson about honesty ... teaching the importance of this value without preaching about it is perfectly executed here. I'm a reenactor by hobby, and wish that books like this had been available to me when I was a young girl growing up. Parents who want their daughters to have a sense of history while still being entertained by good story lines should definitely investigate the Girlhood Journeys books.

Girl Hood Journeys Juliet A Dream Takes Flight ENGLAND,1339

This story is very good.It is about a girl name Juliet. She is ten years old and she is also a falconer.She is also a peasent.But one day Marguerite leaves Juliet to go to court.After she leaves a stranger steals Marguerite's kerchief.Juliet doesn't want to blame herself for it.Her brother makes a mistake by releasing one of the falcons.Juliet needs to try to find the preious bird.She doesn't want to lose her job being a falconer.I gave this book five stars because this is a very good book.I want to encourge you to read so you can be a very good reader.You should really read this book.It is very awesome!

Juliet is cool!

I really like this book! The old-english dialect was a little hard to understant though.Juliet must lead a really cool life!

Begins Juliet's exciting Medieval adventures!

Juliet is a young girl living in Medieval England. Her best friend is Marguerite, the young lady of the manor. But today is the worst day of Juliet's life. A thief steals Marguerite's lovely hankerchief from right under Juliet's nose. Marguerite is going to be sent away to court. And now, Juliet's little brother has released a valuabe falcon by mistake. Can Juliet save the day?