and even though the historic part of this book was horrific and tragic, I could still see the hope, the good and the cultural Pride of the southern people. It is heart-breaking to read about the torture and suffering that these innocent children endured; they were nothing more than a profit-maker for Tann.

At Mister-Seekers Books, we strive to transform every transaction into a delightful journey of discovery. Twelve-Year-Old Rill Foss And Her Four Younger Siblings Live A Magical Life Aboard Their Family's Mississippi River Shantyboat.there was even a little romance, and even if this book all tied up a little too neatly at the end, I am a sucker for a happy ending! If I was to complain about anything, it would be the way the characters frequently have whole conversations without specific names, just to keep the reader guessing who is who, even when it doesn't make sense for them to withhold the person's name.

Alternating between the perspectives of privileged and successful Avery Stafford in the present, and twelve-year-old Rill Floss in depression-era Memphis, a story emerges linking Avery's grandmother to Rill and her four siblings, who were stolen from their riverboat home and their two loving parents. The heartbreak of the historic part of this book made the present day part of this book even better, it was a breath of fresh air.One timeline took the pathway of discovery and the other of knowing, and that's the question I asked myself, would Avery discover what Rill knows.