Blue
by Joyce Moyer Hostetter
by Joyce Moyer Hostetter
BLUE by Joyce Moyer Hostetter
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 1/31/06
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Reviewed by: Julie M. Prince
Rating: 5 Stars
Ann Fay Honeycutt is only thirteen, but she's already the man of the house. This is thanks to her daddy leaving to fight in
the war against Hitler and leaving his blue overalls for Ann Fay to fill.
Trying to keep the wisteria she loves from choking the vegetable garden she's been charged to tend is nearly a full-time
job, and that's without counting the extra work of taking care of her baby brother and twin sisters.
Ann Fay thinks these will be her greatest challenges while her daddy is off at war. But then a polio epidemic hits their
hometown of Hickory, North Carolina, and Ann Fay learns what real challenge is.
This is a remarkable story of courage and of a spirit that cannot be broken. The flowing language this author uses is just
gorgeous, and the voice of Ann Fay is as unique as they come. I stayed up late to read the next chapter and then the
next -- one of the highest compliments I can give a book.
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 1/31/06
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Reviewed by: Julie M. Prince
Rating: 5 Stars
Ann Fay Honeycutt is only thirteen, but she's already the man of the house. This is thanks to her daddy leaving to fight in
the war against Hitler and leaving his blue overalls for Ann Fay to fill.
Trying to keep the wisteria she loves from choking the vegetable garden she's been charged to tend is nearly a full-time
job, and that's without counting the extra work of taking care of her baby brother and twin sisters.
Ann Fay thinks these will be her greatest challenges while her daddy is off at war. But then a polio epidemic hits their
hometown of Hickory, North Carolina, and Ann Fay learns what real challenge is.
This is a remarkable story of courage and of a spirit that cannot be broken. The flowing language this author uses is just
gorgeous, and the voice of Ann Fay is as unique as they come. I stayed up late to read the next chapter and then the
next -- one of the highest compliments I can give a book.