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Before the accident Nathaniel's life seemed pretty good. His help around the farm made his father proud. But now, with a busted leg, Nathaniel can't do farmwork anymore, so his father adopts another son through the Orphan Train. Feeling replaced and useless, Nathaniel attends school for the first time. Meanwhile, sturdy and strong John is able to do the work that earns Pa's attention.
But the truth is, John Worth has his own set of troubles. He is treated more like a servant than a son. Kept awake at night by nightmares of his family's death, he remembers having a pa who took pride in him. But now he has no one, until a community battle and a special book reveal a potential friend -- and a chance for understanding.
- Sales Rank: #114857 in Books
- Brand: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published on: 2006-06-01
- Released on: 2006-06-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.63" h x .50" w x 5.13" l, .25 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 160 pages
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3–6—Crippled by a freak farming accident, 11-year-old Nathaniel is bitter, helpless, frustrated, and angry when his father brings John Worth, an Orphan Train boy, into their home to help with the chores Nate can no longer manage in A. LeFaye's novel (S & S, 2004). But the two boys, each wounded in a different yet similar way, discover they have more in common than initially apparent and slowly begin to develop a friendship based on their joint desire to save the family's farm. LaFaye's unsparing look at the grueling hardships of day-to-day farm life during the late 19th-century and the ongoing battle between farmers and ranchers for control of the land is matched by the narrator Tommy Fleming's skill at portraying the starkness of the emotions felt by each of the characters in this short, spare, and beautifully told winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for historical fiction. Speaking with an authentic Nebraska accent, Fleming captures the poignancy of Nate's battle to overcome his disability, learn to read, and reinvent himself within his unhappy family. A compelling and historically accurate story beautifully rendered.—Cindy Lombardo, Tuscarawas County Public Library, New Philadelphia, OH
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* Gr. 3-7. LaFaye's novel is one of the first to tell the Orphan Train story from the viewpoint of a kid displaced by a newcomer. Even worse than the pain that 11-year-old Nate felt when his leg was crushed in an accident is rejection by his pa, who takes in young John Worth to pick up Nate's work on their small farm. Nate's angry first-person narrative is brutally honest, and, at first, he is bitterly resentful of John, an orphan who lost his family in a New York City tenement fire: "Just 'cause he lost his father didn't mean he had a right to mine." Through Nate's narrative comes a sense of the grueling daily work, the family struggle to try to hold on to the land and avoid failure. In addition, there's some late-nineteenth-century history about the local wars between cattle ranchers (who want grazing land) and farmers (who need room for crops), and in an exciting climax, Nate and John ride together to warn the farmers and prevent the fence-cutters from causing a cattle stampede. Only an awkward metaphor about the Greek myths seems patched on. The short, spare novel doesn't need the heavy heroic parallels; it tells its own story of darkness and courage. A great choice for American history classes. Hazel Rochman
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Review
"[The] Narrative is brutally honest."
-- Booklist, starred review
"Lyrical."
-- Publishers Weekly
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
For better or for worth
By E. R. Bird
You know, you can never have too many awards for works of children's fiction. Sometimes that's the only way you're ever going to find an audience for a perfectly nice but sadly forgotten title. Take, "Worth" as an example. Until it won itself a rather prestigious Scott O'Dell Award For Historical Fiction, I hadn't heard so much as a breath upon the wind about it. It seemed nice enough, of course. But historical fiction is something I find myself unconsciously avoiding. When the O'Dell honor fell upon it, however, I picked "Worth" up for some good reading. What I found proves that no matter how great a book is, if it gets lost in the shuffle then it may remain an exceptional but forgotten title. I'm pleased to see so many kids reviewing it on their own. Hopefully that will mean that "Worth" will become a classic simply by word of mouth.
It all would have been fine if the lightning hadn't come. That was the whole reason why Nathaniel, his father, and his mother were out in the fields working like mad to get their crops in before the rain fell. In his haste to help out, Nate gets his pitchfork stuck in the ground and, in freeing it, happens to be in the way of the horses when the lightening spooks them. The wheel of the wagon and the horses themselves break the boy's leg all to pieces and though he lives he'll never walk the same again. This is a particular problem on a farm where every family member has to pull their own weight. That means Nate has to be replaced by John Worth, an orphan from New York City who's been taken in by Nate's pa. No one likes John, but as Nate slowly begins to learn this stranger's story he crawls a little bit away from his own self-pity and into liking this odd city slicker. It just so happens that Worth's appearance coincides with heightened tensions between the ranchers and the farmers and if everybody isn't careful there's going to be range war. That is, unless Nate and John can stop it.
What sets "Worth" apart from other works of historical fiction is its readability and the fact that it's a great story for kids within a wide range of ages. Standing at a mere 144 pages, it's the ideal length for those kids assigned to do a book report on a book that takes place in the nineteenth century, but who don't want to wade through "Little Women" (not that I have anything AGAINST Alcott but...). As I mentioned before, historical fiction is not my favorite genre. Imagine my surprise then when my hand kept reaching for the book on my coffee table, almost entirely of its own accord. I was even more surprised to find that I wanted to learn more. I wanted to see if and when Worth and Nathaniel would start to get along. I wanted to examine the family dynamics, for crying out loud. Not every book does so much.
I also liked that LaFaye left some questions floating in the wind. At one point Nathaniel wonders why it is that his mother dislikes John Worth so very very much. We never get a good answer to that, except perhaps in knowing that she thinks city children are all murderers and pickpockets. LaFaye is best at being entirely faithful to a historical time period, all the while making it feel rich and alive. You understand roundabouts when this story takes place, but that doesn't make anybody in it less understandable. I did wish that LaFaye had pinned it down to a single year, but as complaints go that one's fairly negligible.
All in all, "Worth" just came as a lovely surprise. The child-gravely-injured-at-the-start-of-the-book genre encompasses such big names as "Johnny Tremain". Now we've another title to bring to the table. Kids will enjoy it (even, I suspect, reluctant readers) and it talks about a historical moment (mainly the Orphan Train) that few books have discussed until now. Well worth (ho ho) discovering.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Worth
By A Customer
Nathaniel James lives in the American Midwest on the family farm. He thinks he has it good, until the storm arrives on the plains. As his family tries to save the crops from the wind and devastating rains, a flash of light blinds Nathaniel's eyes. When he awakes, he finds himself screaming in pain, and notices that his leg is red-hot, struck by lightning. When the village doctor arrives, he tells Nathaniel's family that his leg will never properly heal. That starts a chain of downward events that will make him feel miserable. The first is that Nathaniel must go to the village school and learn with a group of first-graders. After limping home and receiving taunts from the schoolchildren, Nathaniel finds his father and his mother arguing. The answer appears when a boy arrives to Nathaniel's farm. Since Nathaniel's leg is forever damaged, his father bought a boy named John Worth from the Orphan Train, who does all of the work that Nathaniel used to do. Feeling like he's been replaced, Nathaniel begins to hate John immedietly. Also, Nathaniel has trouble reading, and even children several years younger than him are able to outperform him in mathematics. Nathaniel becomes so infuriated that he tosses his English book out his window, only to hear John's attempt to pronounce words. Things become worse until he meets a Greek girl named Anemone, and borrows a book from her on Greek myths to help him read. As things for Nathaniel begins to improve, the situation within the community is bleak. A war is about to begin between the farmers and the ranchers. Over a long rivalry with the Danver and Gantry family, and asa result, several farms and ranches have been damaged. However, there is a more personal struggle, as Nathaniel hits John after both begin to shout at each other. The threads of calm can be easily broken, which can be shown when several people begin to invade Nathaniel's farm and cut the fence dividing the two neighboring properties. However, Nathaniel and John learn to work together as the catch the criminals. In the end, Nathaniel discovers that his father will officialy adopt John as part of the family. Worth, by A. LaFaye, is an excellent novel because of its excellent historical depictions, its characters, and for its excellent plot.
This novel by A. LaFaye contains a great amount of historical fiction. The novel constantly contains vast stretches of pages that can inform the reader with our nation's past. One section talks about the war between the farmers and the ranchers, which actually took place throughout much of the American Midwest. Also, there a reference to the Orphan Train, where John Worth was taken from to live with Nathaniel's family. And life on the Great Plains was perfectly described as well.
Worth also has a substantial line of characters that make the novel what it is. The main character, Nathaniel, is a simple farm boy who gets his leg struck by lighting, which in turn changes his life forever. Nathaniel then has to go to school several years late and face humiliation. The next character, John Worth, was born in New York City and lost his family to a horrible fire. Due to this, John is a shy, mild-tempered boy who would rather be an accountant than be a farmer. However, both set aside their differences and work together to solve an ever-growing problem.
Worth, by A. LaFaye, contains an excellent plot that will entertain the reader and encourage him/her to keep on reading. The plot contains vast amounts of suspense, action, and adventure that will keep the reader off the edge of his or her seat. One moment is during the bloody fist-fight which was one of the most climatic points in the novel. And finally, when the fence cutters invade, the real suspense begins.
Worth, written by A. LaFaye is an excellent novel to read because of its plot, its description of characters, and of its historical qualities. It is a story where a young boy finds the true meaning of life. I rate this novel a total of 4 stars out of 5.
A. Chappell
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Worth is worth it!
By Class 15
This book is about a boy named Nate who is a farmer's son. Nate likes helping his father on the farm. One stormy day Nate was working with his father and a wagon ran over his leg leaving him crippled. When Nate gets better he goes to school because he can't work on the farm. Nate's father brings a boy home to do all of Nate's work named John Worth. This makes Nate feel worthless to his father so he starts hating John. At school Nate finds out a war is starting with kids and adults against other kids and adults but he just stays out of it and meets two Greek kids. They are picked on just like him so he makes friends with one of them. Nate has to face school and John. Maybe Nate hasn't learned enough about John to know whether or not he really hates him.
I liked the parts in the book that were happy because those parts didn't come very often. I also liked the parts that are about Nate with his Greek friend. The sad parts are okay but not as good as the others. One of my favorite parts of the book is when Nate meets the Greek kids because its happy for the first time and it is something good that happened to Nate.
There were some very unrealistic parts in the story that I didn't like. For example, when people were laughing and all was happy Nate continued to think to himself that he hated John Worth. I also disliked some of the sad parts because Nate's family treated John like a boy treating ants with a magnifying glass, with John being the ant.
I liked this book a lot so I'd actually give it a 4 � out of 5.
Fairfax, California
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