readerlylife 's review for:

The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill

4.0

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This book shows life in remote Alaska, focusing on how a new teacher brings learning to life and awakens her students to new possibilities, which, in turn, changes some of the adults in the community. When I started reading this to my 7 year old son, I thought it was going to be a dud but I was really surprised by how much he truly enjoyed this book. He was amazed at many of the things he learned about living in remote Alaska. It was also great seeing how the characters changed and developed. There's even a bit of humor here and there that definitely adds to the story. When we finished this book, my son said, "I really liked that book." And I believe it, because during the time we read it, I would hear him referring to it in regular conversations or telling Dad about it. This is definitely not a book I would have picked for him but I'm so glad I gave it a chance.