Orphaned when she was young, teenage Hattie jumps at the opportunity when her estranged uncle wills her his homestead claim, and she makes the courageous trip to Montana to prove up his claim. There she faces many challenges such as weather problems, natural and manmade disasters, and one of the biggest challenges: conflict about treatment of German families, specifically her German next door neighbors who have become like family to her. There are so many aspects of this book that I love. For one thing, it is Christian Historical Fiction, which is one of my favorite genres, and I feel like this is a unique story. Another thing I liked is the different ways Hattie’s story is told, particularly of her internal conflict and her faith in God. While most of the story is told from Hattie’s POV while it is happening, letters to her soldier friend Charlie who is across seas fighting in the war, her prayers and newspaper articles she writes and sends to her hometown also reveal her thoughts and details of the plot. I recommend this book to historical fiction lovers, especially people who enjoy reading about life in America during the time of World War 1. I also recommend it to people who are looking for a book with a strong Christian MC, where the faith is not the main focus but is a strong underlying theme. This is without a doubt one of my favorite books, and I rate it 5 out of 5 stars!

Abby Carnelia's One and Only Magical Power starts when Abby is making a salad. Through a coincidence, she happens to pull on her earlobe while standing in front of a hard-boiled egg. To her surprise the egg starts to spin upright. She keeps her power a secret, but soon decides to attend magic camp to find an explanation. She finds other kids have similar useless powers and is invited to attend supercamp where she soon discovers not all are what they seem-in fact she and her newly found friends may be in terrible danger. I loved this book. I loved how I got to see the process of Abby realizing she has a bizarre magical power, the emotional process and confusion she goes through, the experimentation she does to try and see if she has other powers and the friendship that blooms with the other kids who are like her. I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.

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Edith was hired as a companion when she was orphaned as a girl. She becomes basically part of the family. Mrs. Hamilton asks for Edith's help to find a match for Amy's cousin, Ida, and two gentlemen come to town. But soon it becomes clear that both find Edith the more attractive, and prefer her to Ida. Jealousy results, and trouble rises. This book is believed to be Louisa's first. It was later made into a movie. It is not my favorite book of Louisa's, and for the most part I kept reading because it was her book, but there were some interesting moments. I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars.

The Littlest Bigfoot is such a well-written novel. It revolves around three people: Annie the girl, Millie the Yare, and Jeremy the hunter. They are all are connected to each other in a way but don't realize it, they all are all twelve, and they each have something special about themselves. Annie is an unfortunate girl who doesn't look like all the other girls. Jeremy is a middle child obsessed with Bigfoot. Millie is a member of the Yare species, more commonly known to humans as "Bigfoot". They each have their own stories, and their lives begin to intertwine with each other to create an amazing finale. The author masterfully gives astounding detail and weave this story to be unique and great.