This is a book about a girl whose name is Ann and shes 9 years old. She lives in Colonial Williamsburg and she wishes she could be a doctor but she cant because shes a girl. Matthew Davenport is Anns best friends brother. He likes to tease the younger children about anything that would scare them. When the Capital burns, Matthew frightens Ann by telling her she will have to move to a swamp to a house with a dirt floor and poisonous snakes. Soon people start coming down with smallpox, so Ann cant go to crowded places anymore. One time, after church, Matthew tells her theres going to be a really crowded festival where Native Americans are dancing to drums, which is illegal. Matthew thinks it would be so cool to see it because he wants some adventure. He says shell be too scared to go. Ann decides shell prove him wrong. I really like this book because it has a lot of adventure and Ann is always getting into mischief. If you read this book I think youll really like it. Sarah Tiedemann
This is a great book, and Id reccommend it to anyone who loves reading about history and learning more about Colonial Williamsburg. I think its a great book about a girl named Ann whos living in Colonial Williamsburg, and dreams of helping her father in the apothacary instead of becoming a gentlewomen. Read this book now! Youll enjoy it! I did!
