Thomas F. (hardtack) - , reviewed on 6/14/2020 + 2701 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

A wonderful story which really pulled me along. How some of the children got to school every day was amazing. Old timers tell stories about walking miles through snow, but some of these children had to do that in snow drifts up to their necks. They knew the value of education and wanted to be taught!

This book would make a great mini-series, except there are no vampires or zombies. :-)

I don't understand the poor reviews given here. What those reviewers saw as 'padding' was to me some of the best parts of the book. It helped flesh out and provide background for the stories of the two young women teaching for the first time. If it had just been about the teachers the book would have been boring.

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