stellabears 's review for:

The Last Carolina Girl by Meagan Church

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This isn't a happy story and will tug at your heart strings for this young girl trying to find her place to call home. Meagan Church skims the surface of the rise of American Eugenics in 'The Last Carolina Girl,' but raises more awareness of who controls decisions regarding a female and her body. There's a lot to digest in Leah's story -- parental loss, poverty, family secrets, loneliness, body ownership, and home. Church's writing reminded me of the way 'Atonement' was written -- a recollection of events than the story actively happening.