A review by lalatut
Nellie's Promise by Valerie Tripp

5.0

It's been over 20 years since I read the Samantha series and I don't think I had ever read this final book written from Nellie's perspective. This time around, I really appreciate the Samantha books for their emphasis on justice issues. Samantha befriends a working class girl in a counter-cultural way. Ultimately, Samantha's wealthy aunt and uncle end up adopting Nellie and her younger sisters, which was also very counter-cultural for the time and place. This final book is from Nellie's perspective and it deals with the social, economic/class, communication, and trust difficulties Nellie experiences adjusting to life as a newly adopted, very self-sufficient ten-year-old. I appreciated that these books don't shy from difficult issues, but remain age appropriate and hopeful.