littleseal's review
Another lovely Addy short story!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Racism, Slavery, Bullying, and Classism
piburnjones's review
5.0
Addy's parents are getting married in a church with a real marriage certificate - teaching the reader about wedding customs used by enslaved people - and Addy makes a quilt as a present.
There are so many good things here:
- M'Dear is back! Addy works on the quilt in her room to keep it a surprise, and as ever, she has wise and lovely things to say.
- Miss Dunn is back, teaching Addy embroidery and giving her a glimpse into teachers' after-school lives.
- Harriet is back, with her unique blend of friendship and scorn, giving Momma an opportunity to say wise and lovely things about knowing your own mind. And Addy does a lovely job of putting Momma's advice into action.
There are so many good things here:
- M'Dear is back! Addy works on the quilt in her room to keep it a surprise, and as ever, she has wise and lovely things to say.
- Miss Dunn is back, teaching Addy embroidery and giving her a glimpse into teachers' after-school lives.
- Harriet is back, with her unique blend of friendship and scorn, giving Momma an opportunity to say wise and lovely things about knowing your own mind. And Addy does a lovely job of putting Momma's advice into action.
gretacwink's review
5.0
An absolutely perfect way to wrap up a Monday
"Maybe that don't mean nothing to Harriet. It mean a whole heap to me. I think it mean something to you, too, or you wouldn't have brung it up. You need to know your own mind, Addy. Harriet might know all there's to know in a book, but she don't know your heart. She don't know how you feel, so don't let her or nobody else tell you how to feel."
"Maybe that don't mean nothing to Harriet. It mean a whole heap to me. I think it mean something to you, too, or you wouldn't have brung it up. You need to know your own mind, Addy. Harriet might know all there's to know in a book, but she don't know your heart. She don't know how you feel, so don't let her or nobody else tell you how to feel."
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