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23 reviews for:

The Root Cellar

Janet Lunn

3.87 AVERAGE


An old favourite, originally I read it in primary school at about age 11. I think it's what instilled in me a fascination with all things American Civil War.

A beautiful story, I have wanted to read it again for many years but wasn't able to find a copy, until a lovely person in the US sent it to me via BookMooch. It was a delight to read it again.

This was sent to me by a dear friend, who considers it a childhood favourite, and I could easily understand why. A thoroughly enjoyable read that gave me happy memories of my own childhood favourites where young children could have wonderful adventures and no-one had to be irreversibly traumatized in the process.

listen this book taught me about love and time travel and i feel like every romance scene i have ever read since i'm like, hmm okay, but wheres the boat and the lily pond? (also just realized this could apply to Anne of Green Gables, which explains so much). Do you like Canadian kids fiction? then read this! I have very little memory of the actual plot, and i'm sure i didn't care about the actual plot when i read it because THEO WAS ALL ABOUT THE LUV, BABEY!