Promises eBook Carolyn Frank
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Hattie is barely twelve when her pa’s “business adventures” disrupt her family and move them to the new town of Tropic, nestled in the shadows of old Ebenezer Bryce’s Canyon. Her pa views the town as opportunity. Hattie is hopelessly shy and views it with apprehension; she dreads the task of making new friends. More than anything else, Hattie wants to be like her father—not afraid of meeting new people, talking to strangers, and standing up for herself. So it is with trepidation that she accepts her pa’s challenge and promises to make new friends.
Hattie forms more promises as she struggles to make friends, finding companionship in places she wouldn’t have expected and learning that there is a difference between complaining and standing up for oneself.
Promises is a heartwarming story of friendship with a touch of mystery and adventure set in the days before Bryce Canyon became a national park. Drawn from the memoirs of early Utah settlers, it is a realistic glimpse into the past and a delightful story for readers ages eight to eighty.
Promises eBook Carolyn Frank
Promises is a middle grade to YA story about a young girl who makes promises to herself.Eleven-year-old Hattie Adair has a problem speaking up for herself. She is painfully shy and her family expects probably the hardest thing for a timid girl to do--they leave their home and friends in Orderville and move to the smaller town of Tropic, Utah near Bryce's Canyon.
They move into a less-than-adequate home. As the family works on making their new home more comfortable, Hattie finds things that belong to the young girl who used to live there, someone she feels a great bond to, their lives are connected. Hattie promises herself that she will find this other girl and return her belongings, no matter what. This is the very reason Hattie's family was meant to move to this house.
Hattie has made other promises to herself--promises to stand up for herself and speak up, which at the beginning she finds it easier to give in than speak up. Every time she does, another mistake is made, and they are hard lessons to learn.
In this process of learning, Hattie does make a few friends. She learns that her family can be her best friends. She learns to speak up for herself by speaking up for others.
Fate, or the hand of the Lord, moves Hattie one more time. She is so resistant to another move, but I think the Lord knew Hattie was the one who could and would truly make a difference in the life of that other young girl, Mae. When Hattie does find Mae, their lives become complicated. It builds to a suspenseful climax.
I enjoyed this story and the descriptions of Bryce's National Canyon. I felt as if I was there seeing it for the first time. I'll have to make the trip again someday.
I wasn't ready for the story to end. I would like to know more about these people, like an epilogue, or maybe there will be a book two?
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Promises eBook Carolyn Frank Reviews
If you like the Little House books or if you've ever vacationed at Bryce Canyon, You should definitely give this book a try. I grew to love the character Hattie, and there were lots of surprises in the plot.
I loved this book. I believe many of my students will enjoy it as well. I could really identify with Hattie. I was just like her. I wanted to speak up for myself, yet was shy enough and let myself be bullied and walked on for most of my life. I still don't like conflict. I loved the fact that promises meant so much to Hattie. Her promises were driven by a desire to solve a mystery based on items she found in the house they moved into. I definitely understood how Hattie felt when they moved from their home to their new place. That was exactly how I felt when we moved to Florida when I was fourteen. It was almost as if Carolyn followed me around as I grew up and had a microscope that showed her all of my thoughts and feelings. This book reminded me in many ways of the "Little House on the Prairie Series", which was always one of my favorites. I will have no problem recommending this book to my friends.
Even though this is a middle grade/ya novel, I was thoroughly entertained and involved in the storyline. The mystery of Hattie trying to find out about the girl who had previously lived in her house, and left some belongings, kept the story moving forward.I also was moved by the family dynamics in this novel. Hattie belongs to such a wonderful and supportive family. But not everyone she comes in contact with, has a family like this. So Hattie is constantly challenged with making choices, keeping promises and also staying true to who she is. Hattie is a fabulous character that kids and adults will like. She is very timid, and it is quite fulfilling to see how she grows and changes over the course of the novel.
As a parent, I am always on a constant journey to find books that are clean, no bad language, and also well written. I am so happy to tell you this is a wonderful book that fits the bill of what I'm always looking for. Promises is based on an LDS family and some religion is discussed, but nothing preachy. I love the fact that the characters pray when they need help. So I highly recommend Promises to you and your children. This is such a wonderful story, which reminds me a lot of the "Little House" series.
I think the summary really gives you the whole run down of this story. "Promises is a heartwarming story of friendship...and adventure." That is exactly how I would sum up this story.
I spent quite a few of my early years, up until I was about 8 years old, living in Southern Utah very near Zion's Park. The setting of this book was around the area of Bryce Canyon. If you've never experienced the beauties of Southern Utah, you really should. The red rocks of the area are so beautiful to me. Even now, after decades of being away, when I happen to drive through that area, or see pictures even, I feel like I am coming home.
I also had a dry wash running right behind my house. My mother beat into my head the dangers of that wash because you never knew when it was going to fill with water from a rainstorm up in the mountains. This was another part of Hattie's story that I related to.
The scenery along with the daily life of the early pioneers to the southwest were interesting and so easy to picture in my mind. I really enjoyed following Hattie through her life. She had many experiences that tugged at my heartstrings. Watching her grow up and find her voice was very sweet.
What a great middle grade historical fiction book. I'm so glad I had the chance to read it. My thanks to Carolyn for thinking of me.
Promises is a middle grade to YA story about a young girl who makes promises to herself.
Eleven-year-old Hattie Adair has a problem speaking up for herself. She is painfully shy and her family expects probably the hardest thing for a timid girl to do--they leave their home and friends in Orderville and move to the smaller town of Tropic, Utah near Bryce's Canyon.
They move into a less-than-adequate home. As the family works on making their new home more comfortable, Hattie finds things that belong to the young girl who used to live there, someone she feels a great bond to, their lives are connected. Hattie promises herself that she will find this other girl and return her belongings, no matter what. This is the very reason Hattie's family was meant to move to this house.
Hattie has made other promises to herself--promises to stand up for herself and speak up, which at the beginning she finds it easier to give in than speak up. Every time she does, another mistake is made, and they are hard lessons to learn.
In this process of learning, Hattie does make a few friends. She learns that her family can be her best friends. She learns to speak up for herself by speaking up for others.
Fate, or the hand of the Lord, moves Hattie one more time. She is so resistant to another move, but I think the Lord knew Hattie was the one who could and would truly make a difference in the life of that other young girl, Mae. When Hattie does find Mae, their lives become complicated. It builds to a suspenseful climax.
I enjoyed this story and the descriptions of Bryce's National Canyon. I felt as if I was there seeing it for the first time. I'll have to make the trip again someday.
I wasn't ready for the story to end. I would like to know more about these people, like an epilogue, or maybe there will be a book two?
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