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A review by ricksilva
Thanksgiving on Thursday by Mary Pope Osborne
4.0
Jack and Annie travel back in time to the Plymouth colony in 1621, but the "First Thanksgiving" is not quite what they remember from grade-school Thanksgiving plays. A lot of things go wrong. Jack and Annie have to rely on some unexpected help to keep suspicious at bay. After all, they can't exactly just blend in when the colony has few children and almost no strangers simply showing up. They also prove to be hopelessly inept at all of the chores they try to help out with.
However, some really good interactions with Priscilla and Squanto save Jack and Annie, and also provide very interesting character and story moments.
Mary Pope Osborne works hard to present a realistic view of the 1621 harvest feast that would not receive the "Thanksgiving" designation until more than 200 years later. She does choose to keep keep the focus on the positive interactions between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag, but she does well with the details, and includes some good thematic elements with the final conversation Jack and Annie have with Squanto.
However, some really good interactions with Priscilla and Squanto save Jack and Annie, and also provide very interesting character and story moments.
Mary Pope Osborne works hard to present a realistic view of the 1621 harvest feast that would not receive the "Thanksgiving" designation until more than 200 years later. She does choose to keep keep the focus on the positive interactions between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag, but she does well with the details, and includes some good thematic elements with the final conversation Jack and Annie have with Squanto.