Tina B. (bookshelftreasures) - reviewed on 1/18/2016 + 13 more book reviews

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Shortly after the Civil War, Mayme, a slave girl, witnesses the murder of her family. She wanders to a plantation several miles away to discover Katie, the only survivor of a massacre at her home. Together they start to put their lives as back to normal as they can. Mayme teaches Katie how to chop wood, milk cows, and shoot a gun. Katie teaches Mayme about Mozart, the minuet, and how to read. Katie convinces Mayme to stay, and share her home in spite of the differences in their background, while keeping the secret that they are all alone, and left to fend for themselves. This is the first book of a series of four. You do have to read them all to find out what happens. I love the message this book conveys, that anyone can become family.

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