The Shimerdas

Jimmy and his grandmother took food to the new foreign family that lives down the road. That's where he met the Shimerda family. They were Bohemian and were living on land that was not broken in and was not good for a garden. There was not a chicken house either. They were the first Bohemian family to settle in that part of the country. The family consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Shimerda, two sons and two daughters. Mrs. Shimerda has a lively, alert face. She has little eyes and a sharp chin. The first child introduced is Ambroz. He is the oldest son (19). He has broad shoulders, a flat head and a wide face with hazel eyes. There was also a little girl, Yulka (Julka), she was mild and obedient. Antonia struck him though. Her eyes were big and full of light. She has rich skin and dark cheeks. The last child is Krajiek. Krajiek isn't smart but he is a good farmer. From what the book is saying i think he has some type of down syndrome or mental disorder. The last one introduced is Mr. Shimerda. He has long, thick gray hair. He is tall and slender with thin shoulders and soft, well shaped hands.

I think that this book is going to get alot more inturesting now that he has met Antonia. He seems to like her very much and thats with out getting to know her. So right now its a sort of infatuation. The little sister, Yulka, seems so cute. She kind of reminds me of my little sister.


"... Antonia came up to me and held her hand coaxingly. In a moment we were running up the steep drawside together, Yulka trotting after us."