The Bronze Bow: A Newbery Award Winner Paperback – 1 Sept. 1997

Read and re-read since my childhood I love this book. I bought this as a gift to pass it on to someone else to love. Which they did.

A very good book! I thought the story was very educational but interesting at the same time! It has interesting characters and a great plot! A must have!

I was first introduced to this book in my 8th grade English class. I enjoyed it so much then, I went out and read the author's other books. I recently picked this one up again and was amazed at how powerful it still was to me.The story concerns Daniel, a young Jew at the time of Christ. He has an intense hatred of the Romans and lives with an outlaw band in the hills. When his grandmother dies, he must move to the village to take care of his sister while trying to continue his life's mission of driving the Romans back to Rome. He is drawn to the miracle worker, but just doesn't know what he truly thinks about him. Is he the Messiah sent to free them from the Romans? And will his sister ever recover?Ms. Speare was able to create a complex plot that is simple enough for her target age to understand, but still captivating to adults. I got so caught up in the events when I was rereading that I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this children's novel to readers of all ages.

also this is a great book!!! I love how it ties in the life of Christ with the story of this young boy.

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Wonderful story, beautifully told. Great read for this season of the year.

This was an exciting and moving book that I read with my son. Very emotional and very thoughtful on many different levels. Not sure if my 12 year old son could understand at all the levels but it certainly had an impact.

Loved reading the kindle version of this book. Had a few misspellings but maybe that was in the original? Didn’t distract from the story in any way.

I love reading, and when my teacher read this to us in school it right away went on my Wish List. Well I got it, and I never have been sorry. I like how it starts out, how this boy Daniel, (the story is set back in Bible Times) absolutely hates the Romans. Daniel hates them so much that he'll do anything he can to kill every last one of them, so he joins a band up in the mountains that is preparing to kill the Romans one day. While there, Daniel hears about a man named Jesus. Daniel can't figure Jesus out because Jesus teaches to love your enemies, which is the last thing Daniel wants to do. But in the end, something happens that changes Daniel around, and like Jesus teaches, his heart changes, and he can love the Romans after all.

This is a superlative fiction book. Just great. Set in Galilee in the time of Jesus, this is the story of a young Jewish rebel who is won over to the gentle teachings of Jesus. It is not a preachy religious book, however. Daniel, the main character in this story, is picture of what happens when hate takes over your life. He is so full of hatred about the Roman occupation and the oppression of his people that he is blinded to the injustice that his original leader, Rosh, participates in, and the consequences of his absence from his family. He must learn what the responsibilities are and the nature of true leadership while he comes of age.I would recommend this primarily to young men, but young women will enjoy the strong female characters as well. Daniel and Joel will be identified with by young men who read this book. Their spirit and passion are attractive. Every man wants to have a cause so big they can die for it. Though some aspects of the story are a bit predictable they are not melodramatic, but rather heartfelt. Speare does not dip deep into pathos.Quotes:"Daniel bristled. He could not make this girl out. Was she for him or against him?" (79)."He had taken for granted that Leah had lost her wits on the terrible night of her childhood. Was he any better, he thought now with shame, than the neighbors who would have tied her with ropes?" (129)"Strong arms and muscles were easy to find. A fiery spirit was not so common" (137)."With irritation he saw that the water jar was empty and that he would have to stand in line at the well with the snickering women. He bent and picked up the jar, and the bars of his cage slid into place around him" (158).