Jubilee Journey

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Summary: Why I wrote this book
Review: "Whatever happened to Rose Lee?" readers of WHITE LILACS often asked me, and for a long time I didn't have any idea. But then there occurred an event in my own family that sent me off in a new direction: the birth of a bi-racial granddaughter (she now has a brother). My question was "What kind of a life will she have as she grows up and tries to figure out who she is?" I decided that the continuation of Rose Lee's story 75 years after WHITE LILACS was the perfect way to deal with both questions in novel form.

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Summary: A good book for some people may be a bad book for others
Review: A book need not be either "Outstanding" or "Terrible." It can be both. I really enjoyed this book, but I know someone who hated it. While not a totally sit-back-and-relax type book, it does have a powerful message to convey, and yet it doesn't convey it in that throw-it-in-your-face-and-grind-it-in type way that some authors have of writing. Meyer writes about Emily Rose's struggle to find herself in an African-American community while she, herself, is half-black, half-white. Many black people don't consider her "one of themselves," but a lot of white people don't like her because she has some African blood. I really liked this book, but it certainly isn't for everyone. I would recommend it to an older reader rather than a younger one.

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Summary: A excellent book!!
Review: Jubilee Journey is about a biracial teen who never really knew about her African-American heritage on her mother's side until she paid a visit to her great-grandmother, Mother Rose, in Dillion, Texas. She realizes that Texas is very different from Connectiut (her hometown) when certain things happen that makes her realize that she has a lot to learn about being black . A great sequel to White Lilacs , I think this book is very interesting and has a great plot.

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Summary: I thought this book was very good!
Review: This book was easy to read and captured my attention. The characters are portrayed in depth and the story was very realistic. I can't think of anything bad to say about the book, but the ending was very abrupt. I'd like a continuation of this story.

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Summary: A Long Journey to a Grand Jubilee
Review: This book was excellent! I would have to say this is one of my favorite books! I would recommend it for the ages ten and up. It is easy to understand and it's very enjoyable! I like this book so much because, it tells the truth about the history of whites and blacks. It explains how girls and boys from the different races were raised. The black families were moved jout of the town they all loved. And, their churches were burnt down by whites. This book is familiar to a book I once read called Run Away Home. It's famiiar because the main character goes back to her home and her family. In this book Emily Rose, the main character, goes back to her family where her mother was raised after her mom died and her dad left. Although, she is not at her true home, she likes it and doesn't want to leave because she feels like she belongs there. This book is very much multicultural and the struggles of racism. It also tells of how people were mistreated. I loved this because because it touched me and made me realize how badly people got hurt from other people. I really learned a good lesson, that we need to treat all people of every kind equally. It will keep you reading on.