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Genuine Sweet
Genuine Sweet
Reviewed by: Suzan Hawkins - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: June 16, 2015
Review
A nice gentle read. While reading the book you feel as if you are just sitting around and talking with this young girl.
Genuine is a wish-fetcher, fourth generation. She shares with you how she learned to whistle down the stars' light and how she shares the power of the stars with others (magical biscuits), also her frustration of not being able to help her own family. She tells you about her life in her very small, southern town, her friends and her family. But life is not all wish-fetching. She lost her Mom at an early age, Dad is an alcoholic and out of work, and Gram dies. But even with all of that happening in her life, the story is very positive and an extremely good read.
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Overall Book Score: excellent
About the Book
Author:
Harkey, Faith
Illustrator: ,
Publisher: Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book Type: chapter book fiction
Genre: realistic fiction
Audience: grades 4-6
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780544283664
Price: 16.99