Letters from Vinnie

by Maureen Stack Sappey

Book Overview

A perceptive, thoughtful teenager lives through the events of America s Civil War as she develops her own remarkable career. Vinnie Ream was a real person who sculpted the statue of Abraham Lincoln... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1886910316
• ISBN13: 9781886910317
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Front Street
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Vinnie

THis is a great book for lovers of art, romance, and Civil War history. Vinnie is an intriging person that draws you in from page one- worth your time

A Journey Into History You?ll Enjoy Taking

History has always been fascinating to me.When I picked up the book, Letters From Vinnie by Maureen Stack Sappéy, I was transported back through time to Washington D.C. during the Civil War. There, through a girl's letters to her best friend, Regina I learned about Vinnie Ream, a high spirited, stubborn, head-strong individual. In the year 2000 with the advanced computers, e-mail, chat rooms, cell phones, and overnight rush delivery services, it's pleasant to read an author's version of a letter from a time period over one hundred years ago. The letters were composed so well that I actually began to believe that those letters were real and that I was Regina! You may not agree that learning about the hard life of an unwanted sculptress isn't the best plot for a book, but guess what? To me it is!

A unique book

I recentely finished "Letters from Vinnie" , a story of a young girl's letters from herself to her Counsin Regina. The time period is the time of Abraham Lincoln , and the subject on everybodys mind: Whether this war will end. Vinnie Ream , finds herself falling in love with sculpting and Abraham Lincoln himself. When she finally gets a grant to sculpt Mr.Lincolns head after his faitful death , all changes for Vinnie Ream. This book is based on true accounts and true characters.

A unique book

I recentely finished "Letters from Vinnie" , a story of a young girl's letters from herself to her Counsin Regina. The time period is the time of Abraham Lincoln , and the subject on everybodys mind: Whether this war will end. Vinnie Ream , finds herself falling in love with sculpting and Abraham Lincoln himself. When she finally gets a grant to sculpt Mr.Lincolns head after his faitful death , all changes for Vinnie Ream. This book is based on true accounts and true characters.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ!

This book was the story of a girl who longed to sculpt Abraham Lincoln and eventually did make the one that stands in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington D.C. It is based on a true story about a girl named Vinnie Ream, and many of the events in the book really happened. The story of the book is told in letters that Vinnie wrote to a girl named Regina. This book is told year by year, from 1861 to 1869. The descriptions that Vinnie gives of the way Abraham Lincoln looked are so realistic, and they made me feel like I was there. I thought the book was great! If you love reading books about historical fiction and about the Civil War, this book is for you!