Riding Freedom
Book Discussion/Review

Author: Pam Munoz Ryan

Leader: HP
(4th Grade)
 

Genre: Fictional Biography, Historical Fiction

Who was the narrator? Omniscient, third person, believeable

Average Rating [1 (don't suggest) -5 (highly suggest)]: 4.75

HP's Rating: - 5+ - It's a great book. It talks about women's rights. It shows you what was so wrong about the 1800's.

KA's Rating: - 5+ - It's one of the best books I've read. I thought it was really really really cool and wonderful. I would like to find other books by this author.

KLB's Rating: - 4 - I liked it because it had horses and I really like horses. I like the characters, the characters were cool. I would recommend this book to people how like stories, adventure and historical fiction.

LA's Rating: -5 - It's interesting and keeps you going. The moral in the book is to fight for what you want. I recommend this book to anyone who likes to read.

    Discussion Themes: Horses, Woman's Right to Vote, 1860's - what was happening?  
    Discussion Questions:

  1. What do these words mean?

    blustery

    rickety

    hollered

    neighbors

    orphanage

    ruffian

    petticoat

    companion

    steadier

    peculiar

    confusion

    Wyoming

    territory

    candidates

    sympathizin'

    reputable

    kerchief

    reluctantly

    familiar

    beauties

    tongues

    commotion

    deliver

    considered

    prospective

    mourning

    verge

    strapping

    precarious

    satchel

    droning

    tendril

    raspy

    jittery

     

     
  2. Railroads and the Telegraph were spreading across the United States during this period. What affect would these have on the Stagecoach business?
  3. Where do you feel free?
  4. What makes someone a hero? Do you have a hero?
  5. Where on a map are New Hampshire, Rhode Island and California?
  6. What does "freedom" mean? Write your response on the paper provided.
  7. What did you think the book would be about based on the title?
  8. What can boys do and what can girls do?
  9. How did Charlotte do it? What was it about Charlotte (her character traits) that made it possible for her to pull this off?
  10. What is women's sufferage? Why did women want to vote? Why weren't they allowed to vote?
 

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