One Foot Ashore

By Jacqueline Dembar Greene

Book Overview

Kidnapped from their parents during the Portuguese Inquisition, Maria and Isobel Ben Lazar were sent to a remote Brazilian monastery. In 1654, they escape and stow away on separate ships. Maria lands in Amsterdam, searching for 12-year-old Isobel and their parents. Befriended by the painter Rembrandt, Maria struggles to overcome her disappointments with hope and determination. "A gripping companion book to Out of Many Waters. This novel exemplifies the best of historical fiction, providing a real sense of the times, a plausible plot, and authentic characters."-Horn Book "Adventure and history are intertwined in this engrossing story."-School Library Journal Sydney Taylor Honor Book ABA Pick of the Lists

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595396275
• ISBN13: 9780595396276
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

really good must read

i loved this book i recomend you buy it for yourself or someone else im a 14 year old girl and i think that even someone older than me should read it and would enjoy it i also read the sequel so if your buying this as a gift get the set or the gift getter will be mad you didnt give the otherone when they finish the first please buy this book it deserves a nobel prize.

I really enjoyed One Foot Ashore.

This book is about a girl, Maria and how she got separated from her sister and escaped to Amsterdam. I learnded a couple of words in Portuguese. I really liked this book because it is adventurous. I recommend this book to any one who loves adventures. It is a great book.

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Maria's story is a delicious mix from the above average. You'll want to read it and it's compainion, Out of Many Waters over and over again! The story is captivating, the charactors, highly believable