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This is another I picked up at the Ky book fair last year. A story about Kit, part Native-American, who is writing her story after being placed in a school/group home. She writes about events leading up to her placement, the actions of the “Christians” running the school, & what happens there. Very good story if you can deal with reading some sexual abuse (TW).

This is a heartbreaking and gorgeous book told by Kit, a half Cherokee, half white girl, a wonderful, sometimes naive, sometimes incredibly astute child. Verble has a quiet, masterful way with this story that does not minimize any of the terrible realities chronicled within it. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/10/review-stealing-by-margaret-verble.html

Kit Crockett, what a kid! She is incredibly smart, lovable, kind, giving, strong, and oh what a survivor. She is a young Cherokee girl that has lost her mother to TB. Life sends her evil people, the sad thing is they are people who are not supposed to be evil which makes it all the more shocking.

I really wanted to love this because the plot was intriguing. An orphaned half-Cherokee girl is forced into a Christian school while a cast characters observe from the sidelines. It seemed the storytelling was not focused and kept getting bombarded by other plot points. In short, this fell flat for me

📬 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝 📖

It seems that I am constantly learning about authors whose work I have not yet read
. . and my TBR list just keeps growing.

Among them is 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐥𝐞, a Pulitzer Prize finalist. I was ecstatic when I received a copy of 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, courtesy of Mariner Books & Bibliolifestyle which promises to be a thoroughly engrossing & deeply affecting story.

Is there an author you have recently discovered?

My latest #shelfsubscription from Annie B Jones at #bookshelftville. Sounds excellent.