A review by bronsonmh
Happy Birthday, Addy!: A Springtime Story by Connie Rose Porter

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 
I thought this was a good book. I enjoyed rereading it. Addy is growing up in a time where colored people may have been free from slavery, but that freedom is going to cost you. Addy is now learning and doesn't know why all this hatred is happening. Like with most free slaves she did not know when her own birthday is, but her mama did tell her that it was in the spring time so she was deciding what day would be the perfect day for her birthday. She picked April 19 as her birthday because that was the day the Civil War ended