The Secret of Gumbo Grove

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Summary: The Secret of Gumbo Grove **Alison**
Review: The Secret of Gumbo Grove is an excellent book. I highly recommend it, especially if you like mysteries. It is about a 11-year old girl who helps Miss Effie, the church secretary, clean out an old graveyard. Miss Effie knows all about the people buried in the cemetery, and is happy to tell their stories to Raisin. After Miss Effie gives her the old church records, she finds herself in a mystery, who is "Gumbo" Dickson? Why does no one in the town want to talk about him? Could the African-American man be the founder of Gumbo Grove? I really liked how the author, Eleanora E. Tate tied the mystery in with Raisin's regular life. For example, the "Miss Ebony Calvary County Pageant",in which one of Raisin's sisters, Hattie, participates. I greatly disliked Miss Aussie, who wouldn't even admit that some people in the graveyard were her relatives! Miss Aussie wanted the cemetery to be destroyed. I found it very sad that marijuana and alcohol were sold to minors in her community, but luckily, Raisin didn't take any. This book is one of my favorites, and I hope you like it too.

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Summary: A "Must Read" Book
Review: The Secret of Gumbo Grove is an excellent book. I highly recommend it, especially if you like mysteries. It is about an 11-year old girl, Raisin Stackhouse who help Miss Effie, the church secretary, clean out an old graveyard. Miss Effie knows all about the people buried in the cemetery, and is happy to tell their stories to Raisin. After Miss Effie gives Raisin the church records, she finds herself in a mystery, who is "Gumbo" Dickson? Why doesn't anyone in the town want to talk about him? Could this African American be the founder of Gumbo Grove? I really liked how the author, Eleanora E. Tate, tied the mystery in with Raisin's everyday life. For example, the "Miss Ebony Calvary County Pageant," in which one of Raisin's sisters, Hattie, participates. I disliked Miss Aussie, who wouldn't even admit that some people in the graveyard were her relatives! Miss Aussie wanted to destroy the cemetery. I also found it very sad that marijuana and alcohol were sold to anyone, especially minors, in her community. Luckily, Raisin didn't take any. This book is one of my favorites, and I hope you like it too.

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Summary: The Secret of Gumbo Grove-The Best Family Tree ...
Review: This was one of the best books I've ever read about Black history in small towns. Very detailed and well done.When reading this novel I felt like I was there. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have!