*This is another ARC I've had in my collection of TBR titles since #NCTE19 in Baltimore last November. I have enjoyed working my way through the stack of books during my summer 2020 reading.
What It Is About - FIVE Things You Need to Know:
1. *The author takes the reader back in time to a small American town reeling from the loss of many of their own men during WWII. 2. *Glory Bea is one such girl, but knows her father will return and return one day soon.
3. *She has been waiting for years, but knows this is the summer he will return during the small-town celebration when the "Friendship Train" comes through town.
4. *While she waits, she does her best to be a "match-maker" for her two friends that she knows she be together because they like each other so much. Or do they?
5. *Glory Bea is not happy when a friend of her father's arrives in town and seems to be trying to step into her dad's shoes, and she is not having any part of that.
What I Thought Of It - Five Observations/Reflections:
1. *This was a beautiful historical fiction story and I absolutely loved it.
Who Should Read It:
*Historical fiction lovers definitely need to experience the story of Glory Bea and her family. Not only middle-school readers would be ideal for the novel, but I would also recommend the book to children in grades four through six. Happy Reading!
Rating: 4 STARS out of 5 Stars
What I Thought Of It - Five Observations/Reflections:
1. *This was a beautiful historical fiction story and I absolutely loved it.
2. *I found Glory Bea to be heart-warming, special, and unique. Her relationships with her friends were quite special too.
3. *The mystery of Glory Bea's father, his friend, and what happened during the War in France kept me reading and turning page after page after page.
4. *I enjoyed reading and learning about small-town life in the late 1940's. It certainly was a simpler and most likely better period of time in our country's history.
5. *The transformation Glory Bea took from the beginning of the story until the conclusion was a meaningful and important journey that I know young readers will enjoy.
Who Should Read It:
*Historical fiction lovers definitely need to experience the story of Glory Bea and her family. Not only middle-school readers would be ideal for the novel, but I would also recommend the book to children in grades four through six. Happy Reading!
Rating: 4 STARS out of 5 Stars
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