All the Way Home

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Summary: Just Can't Miss This Book
Review: A young girl searches for truth of her beginings in life and discovers how precious she is. Even with polio a young nurse still wants to adopt her and raise her as her own. Her adoptive mother believes she can do anything, even with polio, so she wants her to go out there and make a difference. Truly not a story to be overlooked or past by. It you never read another book.... read this one.

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Summary: Intriguing, well crafted novel for young readers.
Review: Brick and Mariel share their interest in the Dodgers team in 1941 where it seems they share little else in common. Mariel is determined to know her real mother, who left her in the hospital with polio, and Brick's parents must abandon their family farm when disaster strikes, sending him to live with nurse Loretta. The three form an unusual, different kind of family with renewed dreams for the future.

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Summary: Okay.....
Review: This book was alright, but it was kind of boring....I expected alot more after reading Lily's Crossing, which I really liked alot. It was one of those books that you count how many pages you have left till it's over.....

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Summary: Lovely Story
Review: This is a lovely historical novel for young people. With both a male and female point of view -- the book is a great choice for both boys and girls and would make a wonderful addition to any school curriculum. Both characters are nicely characterized and are admirable people without being too perfect to be real. The bonds between Brick, Mariel, the wonderful secondary characters and the Brooklyn Dodgers make for a warm and satisfying story of a different era that has lessons to teach us today as we too face
uncertainty and war.