Be Smart-President Hinkley

Books are such an important part of our education. No mater if we are three or seventy-three, we are all constantly learning.
Reading is an essential part of learning about the world around us. By picking up a book, we are bringing information, new thoughts and different ways to look at things, into our mind. Instead of turning on the TV, read something. Enlighten your mind, become more educated, like President Hinkley urges us to do.


Friday, October 23, 2009

Up a Road Slowly

Up a Road Slowly
Irene Hunt
Follett Publishing 1966
Summary
Julie Trelling is seven when her mom dies and she is sent to live with her strict Aunt Cordelia. At first Julie finds it hard to live under her aunts care. Julie describes her as "inflexible" one time, and in an ever changing world, sometimes "inflexible" isn't the way to go, according to Julie. She learns however, that her aunt isn't a bad person, and within the course of ten years of living under her watchful eye, Julie might learn a few things from Aunt Cordelia. Things like cleaning, promptness, and even love.
Personal Review
It took me a little while to get into this book, but once I did I absolutely loved it. I love how Hunt can take a simple character with a simple life, and make it a grand story. Hunt leads us carefully through Julie's life. We experience Julie's sorrow's and happiness, her wrong doings, and her triumphs. That is probably one thing I love most about this book, is that her character's are real. Each one of them have faults, faults that they must learn to overcome and learn from.

Cautionary Notes
There might have been a couple swear words.
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