Autumn Street

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Summary: Simply a beautiful book.
Review: From the opening description of the painting of Autumn Street that Elizabeth plans to the final, haunting image, Lowry creates a world that feels completely authentic. Elizabeth's rivalry with and love for her sister, her difficult relationship with her distant grandmother, her admiration of her grandfather and her overwhelming love for her best friend, Charles, all ring true. This book manages to include class issues, racism and war inside a story of a small Pennsylvania town. I read this for the first time at age seven and still cry for Elizabeth. I can't say enough good things about it.

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Summary: A touching book
Review: I am a HUGE fan of Lois Lowry. I have read a lot of her books including her newest one 'Messenger'. The ending surprised me, and it freaked me out. (...)I'm sorry for sort of giving you an idea of the ending, but I couldn't sleep afterwards. It's pretty disturbing. Although the rest is great,I really don't like the ending. Fortunately, I got my liking back for Lois Lowry by reading 'Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye' that is a great book.

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Summary: I thought this book was amazing.
Review: There were so many details in this book that I thought I was there.Lowry has such a great way of writing. I have also read Number the Stars and thought it was just as heart warming. I hope one day I will read all of her books. So far this is my favorite and I truly give this book 5 stars.