Joan Tower's two big brothers didn't want a baby sister. So they
called her Jo and never admitted that she was a girl.
Even though the neighbors disapprove, Jo is happier doing boys'
jobs. A properly-brought-up young girl in a New England Puritan
village of 1705 would never know all the useful skills, like
fishing and swimming, that Jo learns from Dan and Sam. When it
comes to doing ordinary household tasks, though, she believes she
is hopeless. She's not much good at cooking or knitting, and
spinning thread is simply beyond her--a fact which her
disapproving, fault-finding aunt and cousin never fail to point
out.
But when Indians attack their little village of Hatfield and
carry off many captives, including Jo's mother, Jo and her brothers
must make their way alone to Westfield to find shelter with their
grandfather. In Westfield, however, more bad news awaits them, and
Jo will find her own resources and courage sorely tested.
"A plot that remains reasonable as well as exciting. For younger
girls in this age group, a treat instead of the usual
treatment."
--Kirkus Reviews (1965)
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