by Becca, age 12

"The House on Stink Alley" was written by Robert Quakenbush. Its copyright date is 1977.

The main character is Love-of-God Brewster (Love for short). He is 8 years old and is living in Holland with his family. The story is set in 1620.

They are living in Holland and hiding from King James. Love's father William Brewster, prints books in his basment with Mr. Thomas Brewer. One of the books he prints makes King James very angry. The Dutch need King James' help fighting the Spanish. So the Dutch cannot protect them, and Love's father must flee and Mr. Brewer is thrown in prison. Will the Dutch hand him over to King James? What about Love's father? Will he be able to join them on the Mayflower?

This is a very good book about the Pilgrims when they lived in Holland.

Note: There is a description of torture at the end of chapter 2 that may be inappropriate for young children.