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Summary: Winner of 1999 Silver Angel Award
Review: I was totally fascinated by the characters in this good book. I learned so much about the Depression years, and I actually enjoyed learning about this period in our history. This author has a gift. Her next book is already in my shopping cart awaiting purchase. Definitely five stars.
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Summary: Excellent! I can't wait to read the next one.
Review: I was totally fascinated by the characters in this good book. I learned so much about the Depression years, and I actually enjoyed learning about this period in our history. This author has a gift. Her next book is already in my shopping cart awaiting purchase. Definitely five stars.
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Summary: Its very, very, very Good. Excellent
Review: It's a mix of the past and present looking for the future generations.Thanks Ann Very nice God Bless you
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Summary: 2 1/2 stars --- Story is too drawn out --- Lost interest
Review: This story is centered around the main character, 13 year old Virginia, who is discovering the bad things that can happen when people are out of work. Virginia's father is a doctor, and is never one to turn away someone in need, so when someone is injured in the nearby shanty town of Sioux City, he doesn't hesitate to go help. On later visits he takes Virginia along and they come to make many friends among the homeless, jobless people. Then hard times hit her own relatives as her Uncle Jim is fired from his job after trying to line up a union. Virginia loses her room to her aunt and uncle and has to get used to living with 4 extra people in her home. The story captures all the hardships people of this time had to endure, but also the kindness of people like Virginia and her family. They are put to the test when word gets out that the sheriff is planning to burn the residents of Sioux City out of there town. Virginia is caught between wanting to help her new friends or protecting her father, who she knows will want to go out and help. A touching story for anyone who wants a good book without bad language and which leaves a person feeling good.
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Summary: A family's trials during the great depression
Review: This story is centered around the main character, 13 year old Virginia, who is discovering the bad things that can happen when people are out of work. Virginia's father is a doctor, and is never one to turn away someone in need, so when someone is injured in the nearby shanty town of Sioux City, he doesn't hesitate to go help. On later visits he takes Virginia along and they come to make many friends among the homeless, jobless people. Then hard times hit her own relatives as her Uncle Jim is fired from his job after trying to line up a union. Virginia loses her room to her aunt and uncle and has to get used to living with 4 extra people in her home. The story captures all the hardships people of this time had to endure, but also the kindness of people like Virginia and her family. They are put to the test when word gets out that the sheriff is planning to burn the residents of Sioux City out of there town. Virginia is caught between wanting to help her new friends or protecting her father, who she knows will want to go out and help. A touching story for anyone who wants a good book without bad language and which leaves a person feeling good.
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