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littleseal's review
At the time of this review, this is one of the better short stories AG has, but it still felt strangely lackluster. However, Addy is a gem. She had every right to not give the rabbit to the white girl but she did. It shows she has a good heart.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Child abuse
simplyparticular's review
3.0
This review is from the perspective of a mother.
This is another of Addy's stories that I think was short-changed as a story and deserved fleshing out into a book. Although it was fun to learn more about what Addy's family was up to in the post-war period, the story format really barely allowed for much in-depth, and the historical wrap-up was repetitive to some of the other books.
This is another of Addy's stories that I think was short-changed as a story and deserved fleshing out into a book. Although it was fun to learn more about what Addy's family was up to in the post-war period, the story format really barely allowed for much in-depth, and the historical wrap-up was repetitive to some of the other books.
piburnjones's review
3.0
Addy feels very grown up on her visit to Cape Island: she has a new dress, new curls, and Poppa takes the family to an ice cream parlor. But a run in with white children who have even less than she does leads her to think that perhaps she isn't in too much of a rush to grow up.
I think this is the first time we've seen Addy interact with white people less well-off than she is. Why do we need to make Addy feel sorry for poor white kids who are mean to her? As usual, capitalism (here in the form of the new fancy hotels Poppa is helping to build) is pitting poor whites against poor blacks, and our sweet Addy is stuck in a place where her good heart means that she's showing generosity to people who would have let her starve were the tables turned.
I think this is the first time we've seen Addy interact with white people less well-off than she is. Why do we need to make Addy feel sorry for poor white kids who are mean to her? As usual, capitalism (here in the form of the new fancy hotels Poppa is helping to build) is pitting poor whites against poor blacks, and our sweet Addy is stuck in a place where her good heart means that she's showing generosity to people who would have let her starve were the tables turned.
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