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Family Tree #1: Better To Wish (2013)

by Ann M. Martin(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

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Historical Fiction

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Scholastic Press

series

Family Tree

review 1: Four generations. Four girls. One family. An amazing new four-book series from Ann M. Martin.In 1930, Abby Nichols is eight, and can't imagine what her future holds. The best things today would be having a dime for the fair, keeping her Pops from being angry, and saving up eighty-seven cents to surprise her little sister with a tea set for Christmas.But Abby's world is changing fast. Soon there will be new siblings to take care of, a new house to move into, and new friends to meet. But there will also be good-byes to say and hard choices to make. As Abby grows older, how will she decide what sort of life will fit her best?In this incredible new series, bestselling author Ann M. Martin brings the past and the present together one girlhood at a time and shows readers the way... more a family grows.********************************I couldn't do it - couldn't finish the book. I listened to 20% of it and I can't tell you anything interesting in the book. And Ann Martin can be so darn good. I don't know maybe it was me, but I couldn't do it.
review 2: Abby Nichols is happy with her life in Lewiston, Maine. However, her father has aspirations for a better life. Her mother is often sad because of the two babies she lost. Abby and her sister Rose like living near the beach and on the same street as all their friends. Once her father's business takes off, he moves them to a much bigger house in Barnegat Point. Her mother has another baby named Fred who is not normal. Soon after there is another baby girl named Adele. Her father becomes frustrated with Fred and sends him away to school, causing her mother to have a breakdown. Mr. Nichols is very controlling; he decides who the girls can be friends with and what they will do with their time. Abby doesn't like living with her father's restrictions and dreams of a different life.This is an interesting story. It covers a long period of time in Abby's life and jumps forward quite a bit here and there. This is the first in a planned series of four books spanning four generations of Abby's family. It offers glimpses into the life of Abby and her family and what happens during her childhood years. I thought her father seemed overly harsh and controlling and really wanted more on why he acted the way he did. Her mother was clearly suffering from postpartum depression and Fred was of course mentally handicapped. I think fans of historical fiction will enjoy this book and look forward to reading the others in the series. less

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