readingwithwrin
Written on Apr 2, 2016
"I was still a young girl when it all started to change. The weather changed. The sky changed. Everything changed. I didn't really understand why till I was older, but it still seemed like the whole world got thirsty."
I feel like this book was more of a biography of what happened to someone during the depression instead of being more of a children's book.
I did really enjoy it and I did find it really easy to read. I'm not sure younger children would like it though because there weren't any funny quotes really or laughable moments that happened sadly.
I did like Abby and how even though she was a young character and we saw her go from a younger age to about twelve years old and how she grows to understand the dust bowel as a child and deals with her parents decisions. She was so close her parents and I loved that bond that they had and she never hated them for having to make tough decisions which is always refreshing.
I really liked the illustrations and they really helped the story flow in my opinion and helped get what was happening across.
Overall I would say this is for older children or children that don't mind not many funny moments happening in a book.
Thank you to Netgalley and Vanita Books for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
"Abby girl, families with hope, and an ounce of luck, can build from their dreams. Today I can say, we have real hope."