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GIRL IN A CAGE PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Jane Yolen,Robert J Harris | 234 pages | 19 Aug 2004 | Penguin Young Readers Group | 9780142401323 | English | New York, NY, United States Slave Cages by FreeBookNotes found 7 sites with book summaries or analysis of Girl in a Cage. Among the summaries and analysis available for Girl in a Cage , there is 7 Book Reviews. Depending on the study guide provider SparkNotes, Shmoop, etc. Sites like SparkNotes with a Girl in a Cage study guide or cliff notes. We found no such entries for this book title. Please see the supplementary resources provided below for other helpful content related to this book. Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen. Mary died in , she had survived four years imprisoned in a cage at Roxburgh Castle before being transferred to a more comfortable imprisonment in To survive 4 years imprisoned in a cage within a castle is remarkable. Even though they were not exposed to the elements, their movements, ability to exercise and exposure to fresh air were severely limited. Their courage and tenacity deserves to be remembered and celebrated. Their story deserves to be told. Thank you for sharing their stories. Though many of the tales of medieval women are poignant, this one was extremely sad. Yet also very inspiring, because they surely knew what was to come when they took sides. Mary and Isabella are extraordinary women. As an aside, is the surname de Burgh French in origin? It always amazes me the connections between Scotland and France that go back so many hundreds of years. Anyway, again, many thanks for keeping Isabella and Mary alive for us. Like Like. Like Liked by 1 person. Wonderful article. I am a descendent of Mary Bruce through her second husband Fraser and I think of her often when I am going through difficult times. Does that make me my own step-sister? Have a wonderful Solstice, Sharon. Great post. Thanks for providing the real history. What incredible women, thanks for sharing their stories. Although at least is more accurate than Braveheart, and the struggle Elizabeth faces for supporting her husband is perhaps even greater than Robert himself. Nice one. I wrote an article about Robert and the cave spider story. Check it out:. Daro is a reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in Toronto. Contact Ishmael N. Daro at ishmael. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here. Want to support our journalism? Become a BuzzFeed News member. Leroy Pena. Ross D. Girl in a Cage Summary and Analysis (like SparkNotes) | Free Book Notes FreeBookNotes found 7 sites with book summaries or analysis of Girl in a Cage. Among the summaries and analysis available for Girl in a Cage , there is 7 Book Reviews. Depending on the study guide provider SparkNotes, Shmoop, etc. Sites like SparkNotes with a Girl in a Cage study guide or cliff notes. We found no such entries for this book title. Please see the supplementary resources provided below for other helpful content related to this book. Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen. Read Time:. PublishersWeekly - Girl in a Cage Publishers Weekly reviews vary in length, with all focusing on a synopsis of the book and a look at the quality of writing. Many reviews are behind a subscriber paywall. Estimated Read Time : 3 minutes. There was discussion as to why certain choices were made, and what elements of the story were taken from the legends of the era and woven into the story of Marjorie's life and imprisonment. It also points out that some of these "facts" were impossible to verify, given the history of legends and heroes in Scotland at the time. I'm definitely looking forward to using this book in our homeschooling this year. I'm even going to be suggesting my older son who is going to be missing out on this book reads it because it's an interesting story. I will admit that some of it is a bit dry, and I don't love the way Marjorie is portrayed again, I kept wanting to think she was much younger than she actually was , but I think it opens up good points of discussion and the potential for further research on that period in history. However, the details like being occasionally dry and Marjorie's childishness are the reason I'm not able to bump this up to a 4 star review, as much as I enjoyed the read. And I did enjoy it enough to finish in one day, so that says something. Apr 05, Brenda-Jean Shephard rated it really liked it Shelves: etecrealistic- historic-fiction. Back at the turn of the 14th century! All was good and well if you were a member of the right family and among your own people, but perilous otherwise. Girl in a Cage tells in great detail the fictionalized experiences of Marjorie Bruce, the year-old Prior to reading this haunting novel, I knew next to nothing about the history of Scotland, but now I feel compelled to explore and find out more. Girl in a Cage tells in great detail the fictionalized experiences of Marjorie Bruce, the year-old daughter of Robert Bruce, while captured and imprisoned by the English. The authors Robert J Harris is credited as co-author describe the thoughts, feelings, character, and choices of this young girl whose father led Scots in the fight against England for the independence of Scotland, after the defeat and execution of William Wallace. The story focuses on the imagined battle of wills between the captured girl and her captor, King Edward "Longshanks," who was himself on death's door. Drawing courage from the examples of bravery she remembered from her father, stepmother, aunts and uncles, Marjorie refused to accede defeat, even in the face of being starved to death. The story was told so engagingly, I wondered right up to the end if she would survive. The theme is a mature one, but the language of the text is uncomplicated. It even alludes to the very modern concept of identifying fake news when Marjorie asks herself how much she can believe the king's claims to have defeated her kinsmen. In the epilogue, the authors not only fill us in on the rest of the documented parts of the story, but also comment on the roles of writers of historical fiction. Target audience: 6th-9th grade May 13, TPK rated it really liked it. Marjorie, the eleven-year-old daughter of Scottish king Robert the Bruce, has hardly had time to learn how to be a princess when she is captured, dragged out of Scotland and thrown into a public cage in an English border town, where the villagers can gawk at her, mock her, even throw rotten food and dung at her. But she is determined not to give in to the cruelty of the people, nor to the demands of her captor, Edward Longshanks of England. She is a princess of Scotland, and a princess she will Marjorie, the eleven-year-old daughter of Scottish king Robert the Bruce, has hardly had time to learn how to be a princess when she is captured, dragged out of Scotland and thrown into a public cage in an English border town, where the villagers can gawk at her, mock her, even throw rotten food and dung at her. She is a princess of Scotland, and a princess she will remain, whether in a castle or in a cage. This middle-grade novel is an engaging read, the chapters shifting back and forth between the indignities of Marjorie's captivity and the time before she was captured. There's some mostly-implied gore and death which may bother sensitive readers, I noted a few problems with the way historical exposition is handled in the narrative on several occasions, characters tell other characters things they already know, primarily for the reader's sake and the authors have taken liberties with history when few records survive to show what actually happened, but overall this is a brisk, engaging, thoughtful read about love, loyalty, and the differences of belief about what it really means to be a royal. Mar 26, Heather O'Neill rated it it was ok Shelves: homeschool. It is a historical fiction book that speculates how Marjorie lived being a prisoner of King Edward Longshanks. The book goes back and forth between the past when Marjorie's father becomes King and they all escape because of the fighting between the Scottish and the English to Marjorie being locked up in a cage. We were reading this book as part of our homeschool curriculum for my third grader. My boys liked the fighting involved, but found the rest boring. It was much of the same thing all of the time. When we would review the book the next day all of us had a hard time remembering what we were reading. I also found myself spacing out while I was reading, which is not a great sign! The book did give a good overview of what the times were like then, but I found it very dry and not a great historical fiction book that was riveting and kept your attention. I adored this book the first time I read it in high school. Coming back as an adult, I still enjoyed it, though with more reservation. Girl in a Cage is not historically accurate. And yet the imaginary interactions between Longshanks and Marjorie Bruce are some of the most compelling scenes I adored this book the first time I read it in high school.