There is the constant worry about a brother and a brother in law fighting in the war, waiting anxiously for the next letter so that the family knows they were at least alive when that letter was written. There is the apprehension that comes with the town's new German POW camp and having two of these POWs working for the family. Lucy soon has Bert lassoed into trying to figure out what has happened to several missing men, following the principles of Nancy Drew. This story meanders and winds around a variety of subjects but always shows that the love of family (whether adopted or blood family) is the key to handling the hardships that life throws at a person. As soon as Bert and Lucy meet they become best friends and this meeting adds family and learning to Bert's life, as she is invited to come live in their home. The girl knows big words and likes to use them! All of Lucy's family are bibliophiles, the house is full of books everywhere, and they have weekly readings for anyone who wants to attend.Ībove Ashville, North Carolina lives thirteen year old Allie Bert Tucker, whose family is poor, can't read, and might be likely to marry her off very soon except that her mom dies and she is sent to live with her crazy aunt in Riverton. It's 1943 Riverton, North Carolina, and thirteen year old Nancy Drew fanatic and bibliophile, Lucy Brown, works with her family to tend to their bees on her family's tobacco farm. Lush with Southern atmosphere, All The Little Hopes, is the story of two girls growing up while war creeps closer, blurring the difference between what's right, what's wrong, and what we know to be trueĪll the Little Hopes by Leah Weiss (Author), Kate Forbes (Narrator) And together, the girls embark on a journey to discover if we ever really know who the enemy is. Their quiet town, seasoned with honeybees and sweet tea, becomes home to a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp. Their chance comes when a man goes missing, a woman stops speaking, and an eccentric gives the girls a mystery to solve that takes them beyond the ordinary. Then Allie Bert Tucker wanders into town, an outcast with a puzzling past, and Lucy figures the two of them can solve any curious crime they find―just like her hero, Nancy Drew. Thirteen-year-old Lucy Brown is precocious and itching for adventure. O元181676W Page_number_confidence 90.79 Pages 306 Pdf_module_version 0.0.14 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210705111509 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 297 Scandate 20210701192042 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781578051083 Tts_version 4.A Southern story of friendship forged by books and bees, when the timeless troubles of growing up meet the murky shadows of World War II.ĭeep in the tobacco land of North Carolina, nothing's been the same since the boys shipped off to war and worry took their place. Urn:lcp:animalheartnovel0000pete:lcpdf:ce0af03e-c1cb-4f4d-a4cf-ccbc8abeb348 Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 06:01:03 Boxid IA40165204 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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