A review by mon_ique
Counting on Grace by Elizabeth Winthrop
4.0
I was not expecting this. I was not expecting this book to transport me to a time when children had to work or the family could starve, or even kicked out of their own home. I was not expecting to actually care about these questions, as flawed as they are. I was not expecting to be blown away.
As I was saying, I was caught up in the whirl of things, the slow but sure changes, the character development was amazing. Not just with the main character, but with all the main people in this book.
But what did confuse me was what Ms. Lesley(See, I don't memorize names unless it was a good book!) said to Grace, about Arthur. So was it wrong to encourage Arthur as Ms. Lesley did?
And the ending!
This might be one of the few endings that I am actually happy about! Sure, it didn't give much of what was going to happen, but you can piece it together with today. Till at least 16, youths can't even get a job, so it would make sense, that would be the kind of limit to your education, although 18 is very recommended (with a diploma). Kids under are kinda required to go to school.
But knowing the end of Grace's story isn't all that important. Besides the end, her story mirrors many others at that time in history.
Kudos for the amazing description of getting your picture taken!
As I was saying, I was caught up in the whirl of things, the slow but sure changes, the character development was amazing. Not just with the main character, but with all the main people in this book.
But what did confuse me was what Ms. Lesley(See, I don't memorize names unless it was a good book!) said to Grace, about Arthur. So was it wrong to encourage Arthur as Ms. Lesley did?
And the ending!
This might be one of the few endings that I am actually happy about! Sure, it didn't give much of what was going to happen, but you can piece it together with today. Till at least 16, youths can't even get a job, so it would make sense, that would be the kind of limit to your education, although 18 is very recommended (with a diploma). Kids under are kinda required to go to school.
But knowing the end of Grace's story isn't all that important. Besides the end, her story mirrors many others at that time in history.
Kudos for the amazing description of getting your picture taken!