3.0
A Blue-Eyed Daisy
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an amazing year
Ellie Farley's father, Okey, drinks too much, mostly because he hasn't been able to work since he was injured in a mining accident. He hasn't been able to hunt, either, so it's strange when he brings home a hunting dog, a beagle named Bullet.
But Bullet is only the first odd thing that happens to Ellie the year she's eleven. She sees a favorite uncle go off to war; a boy in her class has a fit in the middle of geography and another is accidentally killed while target shooting; and Okey drives his Chevy pickup off the mountain, with near-tragic consequences. But still Ellie manages the ordinary pleasures of making a best friend and getting kissed for the first time -- it's no wonder she confides to Bullet on her twelfth birthday, "Some year."
Ellie Farley's father, Okey, drinks too much, mostly because he hasn't been able to work since he was injured in a mining accident. He hasn't been able to hunt, either, so it's strange when he brings home a hunting dog, a beagle named Bullet.
But Bullet is only the first odd thing that happens to Ellie the year she's eleven. She sees a favorite uncle go off to war; a boy in her class has a fit in the middle of geography and another is accidentally killed while target shooting; and Okey drives his Chevy pickup off the mountain, with near-tragic consequences. But still Ellie manages the ordinary pleasures of making a best friend and getting kissed for the first time -- it's no wonder she confides to Bullet on her twelfth birthday, "Some year."
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3.0
“It's strange how families are alike. Their very intimate moments of joy, disappointment, boredom, table talks, and disputes could travel place and time to be exactly the same with another family.
Cynthia Rylant "my dearest author" succeeds as usual in deeply yet simply portraying a chapter-one year-of a very ordinary family.
The story mainly revolves around the relationship between the girl-who is on the verge of adolescence-with her father who has a drinking problem. That could have been loud-As it is usually the way with that kind of stories-with a lot of drama that includes a lot of hitting, and abuse that naturally results in a bitter resentful feeling to that parent who didn't give his kids an easy life.
The author choose to show the father's drinking issue as a problem that didn't affect the kids loving feelings for him. I wouldn't say that is an easy thing for you as a daughter/son to forgive your parent for a dysfunctional childhood, but some parents might have given their kids the Good that outweighed the Bad.
The story also explores the changes that occur to the main character "Ellie" while passing from childhood to her first teenage years. That also happens smoothly while Ellie has her first experiences as a preteen in exploring herself and the life that quietly happens in her distant small town.
As usual "Cynthia Rylant" doesn't disappoint me. As usual her stories leave my heart warmed.”
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