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The Warden's Daughter by Jerry Spinelli
4.0
Loved this latest story by Jerry Spinelli! The messages were so good. It shows that good can be found in everyone and that even those looked down on by society are capable of noble sacrifice. Set in the 1950's, Spinelli really captures the times where children played outside at all hours, American Bandstand was king, and girls who liked baseball were definitely tom boys.
Cammie is a twelve year old girl whose mother died saving her live as a baby. Her father happens to be the warden of a prison. Cammie is searching for a mother figure and finds it in the most unlikely of places among the female inmates of the prison. The story follows Cammie as she struggles with the pressures of becoming a teenager. Her best friend is obsessed with being on American Bandstand, and she questions whether her new found friends really like her or are only interested in her because of her access to prison inmates. It's a heartwarming story and I immediately fell in love with Cammie. I listened to the audiobook version of the book and loved the narrator. Highly recommend this book to middle grade readers and older. Anyone who loves a good historical fiction novel would enjoy this.
Cammie is a twelve year old girl whose mother died saving her live as a baby. Her father happens to be the warden of a prison. Cammie is searching for a mother figure and finds it in the most unlikely of places among the female inmates of the prison. The story follows Cammie as she struggles with the pressures of becoming a teenager. Her best friend is obsessed with being on American Bandstand, and she questions whether her new found friends really like her or are only interested in her because of her access to prison inmates. It's a heartwarming story and I immediately fell in love with Cammie. I listened to the audiobook version of the book and loved the narrator. Highly recommend this book to middle grade readers and older. Anyone who loves a good historical fiction novel would enjoy this.