Product Description

9TH November 1620 Mayflower 2,950 miles sailed "Land ahoy!" The call from the crow's nest cracked the dawn. Several of us crowded along the rail. The sailors saw it first, the faint dark line against the horizon...within minutes, Hummy and I began to see the same. We held each other's hands so tightly and almost dared not to breathe, but minute by minute the line became firmer and began to thicken. Twas not a wisp of a dream but real. It had taken us all of 65 days but finally we are here. This be the New World and it doth fill my eyes for the first time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #446270 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-21
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Customer Reviews

Diary of a fictional young Pilgrim girl.
This book was originally published as "A Journey to the New World" in the Dear America series, diaries of fictional young girls during different events in American history. This book tells the story of a young Pilgrim girl.

Remember Patience Whipple, called Mem, is a bit frightened at the thought of the New World her family is sailing to on the Mayflower. She hears tales of strange "feathered people" who will attack the settlers. But she has more immediate concerns - the dreadful Billington boys, who mercilessly tease Mem and her friend Hummy, the ever present seasickness, and the daily boredom during the long, tedious sea voyage. But once she arrives in the New World, things become even worse. During the long, cold first winter at Plymouth, many settlers become sick and die. Mem is frightened that her family might be next. When spring comes, she thinks they are safe - until her mother falls ill and dies. Can Mem find the strength and courage to go on without her mother? And can she come to accept her future stepmother, quiet, sad Mistress Potts?

What I liked best about this book is that it told what a young girl who sailed on the Mayflower and lived at Plymouth Colony might have thought and done. In making the main character a young girl, the author brought the history to life, and I really like the fictional diary format used in this series - it makes you feel really close to the characters. I'd definitely recommend this book to young readers who enjoy historical fiction.

very enjoyable
remember patience whipple,called mem by her friend is a young pilgrim girl, sailing to the new world, on the ship mayflowerher diary tells a story of sickness indians and what it was like saiing on mayflower with her friend humilty sawyer and having to endure the dreadful billington boys being on board the smae ship.

this book is hard to get into but when you do you will never be able to put it down this book was not orignally published in the my story series but in teh dear americe series as journey to a new world.

mayflower
mem whipple is not protestaint or catholic she is a saint form holland her family is travelling on mayflower to the new world a.k.a america with her frind hummy sawyer, a stranger from england her diary vivadly describes travelling on may flower and the new world.

this book isnt the best my story but it wasnt orignally a my story it was orignaly published in the dear amarica series.