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Title:
The Wishing
Tree

Author:
Catherine
Snodgrass

Published By:
LTD Books

ISBN:
1-55316-113-0

Copyright:
August 2003

Format:
Electronic

Grace Marshell was one of five children. While hanging clothes, a stranger comes by to talk with her pa about a cow. She knew her life would change because of this stranger. He was scruffy and looked like an outlaw, which starts to make her question of weather he came to steal from them? He had such great looking blue eye's she thought and very handsome. She knew that he would be even better looking once he cleaned up some. Jake only one reason for coming to Graces father is to get the money that is owed to him for the purchase of the cow. Since this was the first news of the cow, Grace was not sure that her pa could pay for it. Just when things start to seem awry, her father and Jake strike up a plan that is so unfair to everybody, well especially to her. Her father told Jake that he could not pay for the cow but he could send his daughter to work off the price of the cow. Not only was this terrible for Grace, who starts to think that the cow is more important to her father than her, to trade her like some piece of object her ma says no. The only way for her to go is if Grace and Jake get married. Imagine her own mother to think of them marrying. Grace could not believe that this was happening to her, did she have no say in what was happening?

The Wishing Tree was not only a great story but it had a plot that holds you throughout the end. Grace and Jake's story is so compelling that this book was hard to put down and will be a great addition to this reviewer’s keeper shelf. Grace is a very hard working young women with great morals and a big heart. Jake is a gruff but lovable hero that you will enjoy! Ms. Snodgrass has written a book that I have found to be every girl's dreams coming true, she has great characters that are life like and full of life. The story was enchanting and made this reviewer not want this book to end. Hopefully Ms. Snodgrass will write about some of the other characters in another book, as this reviewer would love to see there life’s unfold. This reviewer will recommend this book to her friend’s as a great book to curl up with some tea and read considering that it was a pleasure to read.

Reviewed by: Alma