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2014 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS FINALIST in the Children's and Young Adult Literature category â??Papa is a tyrant; thatâ??s what he is â?? a tyrant! And I will always be subject to his whims!â?ť When her father decides to run for mayor of Tucson in 1882, fourteen-year-old Josephine Fiedler is reluctant to support his bid. â??I could be sealing my fate, helping to elect someone who wants nothing more than my docility.â?ť With a mind of her own, Jo is in constant conflict with her father and doesnâ??t know how to back down when she feels she is in the right. â??Without law, without order, there is no freedom,â?ť states her father, but Jo wants nothing less than the freedom he promised her when he uprooted the family from â??civilizedâ?ť Boston to the Wild West of the Territory of Arizona because of his health. When violence erupts during the election campaign and her fatherâ??s opponent attacks him for being an Israelite, Jo has to reconsider her position and even what it means to be a Jew.Inspired by Tucsonâ??s first Jewish mayor, Tucson Jo is packed with action and deeds of derring-do, shootouts and holdups, while dealing with serious moral issues like right and wron… (more)
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This book was very exciting. In this book there was a very thrilling part where Josephine was shopping when bandits rushed into the shop. Another part of Tucson Jo that I liked was that Jo really loved books. There were a lot of thrilling happenings in this story. The part that I liked best was when Jo was brave enough to fight off some bandits herself. An interesting part was that Josephine was always getting yelled at for wearing trousers.
Something that I did not like about this story was that it was very serious. There were not many funny parts in this story. Other than that, I liked it a lot. It was a very well written book. I definitely recommend this book.
- Naomi, grade 5