Dandyflowers

Dandyflowers
by Jordan T. Maxwell

DANDYFLOWERS by

Category: Contemporary

Age Recommendation: Grades 6+

Release Date: 1/1/07

Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises

Reviewed by:

Rating: 5 Stars

Erin had a happy childhood growing up with two loving parents. The announcement of her engagement to Jack

results in

some shocking surprises from her father. Much to her embarrassment, Erin’s father, Jerry, insists she

spend some time

with him so he can give her what he calls his “love talk." The talk begins with a trip to the attic

of the family home to

retrieve a stack of his old journals and other mysterious treasures.

Jerry surprises his daughter with information about his previous marriage to his high school sweetheart. Erin never

dreamed her father had been married before. By sharing his carefully kept journals, he reveals the details of a

tender,

loving relationship that began his freshman year in high school.

He met Laura the first day of school when she accidentally smacked him in the face with her locker door, and it

seems it

was love at first sight. The detailed journal entries tell Jerry’s story of love. From the first date, to the first

kiss, to the first

prom, and finally marriage and a set of beautiful twins, Erin hears about a love that was pure and

true.

DANDYFLOWERS paints a beautiful, honest picture of the tender development of young love. Author Jordan T.

Maxwell takes readers into the intimate corners of the relationship between Jerry and Laura, at moments

heartwarming

and funny, and at times heartbreaking and emotional. Fascinated by the intense descriptions, there

were times when I

laughed and others when I wiped away tears.

I highly recommend this book to anyone involved with teen girls who may be dreaming of future romance. They

would

be lucky to have even half the experiences portrayed in DANDYFLOWERS.