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A review by scribesprite
The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm
5.0
Can I just say my 11 year old self would not like this book as much because it was so sad? There are of course more precocious kids than me (I've seen kids read classic Jane Austen stuff) but I was never okay with too sad of stuff as a kid, and I don't think I'm alone in this. This is not to deter anyone from reading it because the book is not exceedingly sad, just kind of.
The book is similar to the first if I remember correctly in that it starts out innocent enough. First, there are day to day events that happen but the then things start falling apart. The day to day events were just as entertaining as the more dramatic events that happen. It shows the struggles and pleasures of immigrant farmers who are settled in Washington State during the early 1900s. This one has some Finnish roots to it that I might’ve missed in the first.
The Trouble with May Amelia is that she is a girl. Whenever people hear how my brother lives with a bunch of girls they always feel sorry for him but I think the other way around is just as hard. I think this is a perfect example of that. May Amelia is always being teased about being a girl and not being good enough at it either. It’s a lose lose situation.
I couldn't get enough of May; I felt her story. I could believe her anger, jealousy, despair, as well as joy and hope. I understood her as a character even if she is so young. I could care about her family and feel sympathy for her brothers as well as annoyance.
If there would be a sequel to this book I'd defiantly read it; I want so much to know what happens to May Amelia and her family. The ending is fine and has finality to it that was hopeful just like Our Only May Amelia but just like last time I wanted to know more. But if it takes as long to get to it as this one then most likely I'll miss it- it was just by chance that I found out about this book. I could keep an eye out for a sequel I guess but it might come to not.
The book is similar to the first if I remember correctly in that it starts out innocent enough. First, there are day to day events that happen but the then things start falling apart. The day to day events were just as entertaining as the more dramatic events that happen. It shows the struggles and pleasures of immigrant farmers who are settled in Washington State during the early 1900s. This one has some Finnish roots to it that I might’ve missed in the first.
The Trouble with May Amelia is that she is a girl. Whenever people hear how my brother lives with a bunch of girls they always feel sorry for him but I think the other way around is just as hard. I think this is a perfect example of that. May Amelia is always being teased about being a girl and not being good enough at it either. It’s a lose lose situation.
I couldn't get enough of May; I felt her story. I could believe her anger, jealousy, despair, as well as joy and hope. I understood her as a character even if she is so young. I could care about her family and feel sympathy for her brothers as well as annoyance.
If there would be a sequel to this book I'd defiantly read it; I want so much to know what happens to May Amelia and her family. The ending is fine and has finality to it that was hopeful just like Our Only May Amelia but just like last time I wanted to know more. But if it takes as long to get to it as this one then most likely I'll miss it- it was just by chance that I found out about this book. I could keep an eye out for a sequel I guess but it might come to not.