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I, Juan... won the Newbery Medal in 1966. While I'm sure this isn't the only Historical Fiction Book to win the medal, it is the first that I have read. On to the review. What I liked:

1. Historical Fiction. The main characters in the story were real people. You can go online and read about Juan de Pareja and his master Diego Velazquez. You can google search their paintings and read about the king that they served and the Pope Innocent X that Velazquez painted. One of my favorite parts of reading this book was to pause for a moment, and go look up the people mentioned in the book and the places. This book would be a great book for a classroom study as it presents many projects to do in addition to the reading of the book.

2. Historical accuracy: Trevino did her homework in the casting the setting perfectly, as well as how she portrayed secondary characters, like the King of Spain and the Pope. I also appreciated her attention to detail in the lesser characters like the apprentices as well as the delivery gypsy(muleteer).

3. Death is portrayed as a way of life: There is a lot of death in this book, and the reason is their was a lot of death during this time. Sickness was feared and medicine was very basic. Trevino mentions barber surgeons which is another reference to historical accuracy, something interesting to look up independently.

4. Relationships: I loved how the relationships evolve between Juan and just about every other character in the book.

5. Lolis: Lolis is a slave girl that shows up towards the end of the book. She serves as a great character opposite Juan in that she seems to be a lot of things Juan isn't, things like opinionated, hot headed, etc... I immediately like her in the book. It's like She is Donald Duck and Juan is Mickey Mouse. Sure Juan is what the story is about(Mickey is the face of Disney), but we all love Donald
What I didn't like:
1. The language used in the book will require a little knowledge of the time. While not entirely a bad thing, there are some words in the book that are innocent, but in todays culture might find offensive.

2. Juan seems to be perfect in this book. I mean he is portrayed as someone who never really makes a mistake and seems to handle adversity perfectly. While I appreciate his goodness, I can't help but wonder why the author didn't give us a little more description of his failings.

I really enjoyed this book. I felt like it was the right length, and I was entertained from start to finish.

Interesting note about the author, Elizabeth Borton De Trevino. She was an American Citizen, but she wrote this book in Mexico City where she lived with her husband. So while she was by the definition of the criteria for the medal a candidate, she may not have fit into the spirit of the medal being American children's literature. Also, Trevino wrote several Pollyanna books in her life, and wrote a series of books about her life as part of a wealthy family in Mexico


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I Juan de Pareja Sunburst Book Elizabeth Borton De Trevino Books Reviews

I bought this for my children to read but instead I started it first. What a great book, even for adults. It is fascinating to read books, even historical fiction, about the lives of those surrounding great artists. The strength, faith, kindness and humility of Juan de Pareja are good lessons for all ages. The glimpses into the life of Valesquez were enjoyable, too. I highly recommend this for older children and adults.
My kids and I loved this book! It has been a great way to open up the school year. We are studying the Renaissance and Reformation time period. We laughed and cried through out the book. It really brought life to the art and makes us now think of the artist behind the paintings.
Excellent book. My students thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Will make this a permanent part of our literature series in class.
The book is written in 17th century vernacular so you and your child may have to look up quite a few words. Happy reading!
good
I don't think my kids would read this, but I enjoyed the story. The author does a good job describing some aspects of a slave's life in an age appropriate way. It's nice to have a different story line, and I really like historical fiction -- I think you could describe this as historical fiction.
The initial stumbling block with "I, Juan de Pareja" is that a slave and Spanish renaissance painter can have a warm and caring personal relationship. It is not an unreasonable to question whether a slave can ever have a good relationship with the person who owns him. But if you can cross this initial barrier, you will find "I, Juan de Pareja" to a good read. The book is well written and filled with rich period details. My nine year old daughter and I both enjoyed the book. The book works only if you can suspend a certain amount of disbelief.
I, Juan... won the Newbery Medal in 1966. While I'm sure this isn't the only Historical Fiction Book to win the medal, it is the first that I have read. On to the review. What I liked

1. Historical Fiction. The main characters in the story were real people. You can go online and read about Juan de Pareja and his master Diego Velazquez. You can google search their paintings and read about the king that they served and the Pope Innocent X that Velazquez painted. One of my favorite parts of reading this book was to pause for a moment, and go look up the people mentioned in the book and the places. This book would be a great book for a classroom study as it presents many projects to do in addition to the reading of the book.

2. Historical accuracy Trevino did her homework in the casting the setting perfectly, as well as how she portrayed secondary characters, like the King of Spain and the Pope. I also appreciated her attention to detail in the lesser characters like the apprentices as well as the delivery gypsy(muleteer).

3. Death is portrayed as a way of life There is a lot of death in this book, and the reason is their was a lot of death during this time. Sickness was feared and medicine was very basic. Trevino mentions barber surgeons which is another reference to historical accuracy, something interesting to look up independently.

4. Relationships I loved how the relationships evolve between Juan and just about every other character in the book.

5. Lolis Lolis is a slave girl that shows up towards the end of the book. She serves as a great character opposite Juan in that she seems to be a lot of things Juan isn't, things like opinionated, hot headed, etc... I immediately like her in the book. It's like She is Donald Duck and Juan is Mickey Mouse. Sure Juan is what the story is about(Mickey is the face of Disney), but we all love Donald
What I didn't like
1. The language used in the book will require a little knowledge of the time. While not entirely a bad thing, there are some words in the book that are innocent, but in todays culture might find offensive.

2. Juan seems to be perfect in this book. I mean he is portrayed as someone who never really makes a mistake and seems to handle adversity perfectly. While I appreciate his goodness, I can't help but wonder why the author didn't give us a little more description of his failings.

I really enjoyed this book. I felt like it was the right length, and I was entertained from start to finish.

Interesting note about the author, Elizabeth Borton De Trevino. She was an American Citizen, but she wrote this book in Mexico City where she lived with her husband. So while she was by the definition of the criteria for the medal a candidate, she may not have fit into the spirit of the medal being American children's literature. Also, Trevino wrote several Pollyanna books in her life, and wrote a series of books about her life as part of a wealthy family in Mexico