Roses for Mama
by Janette Oke
Taste attributes: familydramahistoricalslowrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA moving, grounded family novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.6 / 5
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About This Book
She's cared for her siblings as best she could . . . but is it enough? Instead of the new life she and her family expected to forge out west, seventeen-year-old Angela is thrust into the role of caring for her three younger siblings after the death of their parents.
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- Author
- Janette Oke
- Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 222
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- Open Library
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