So much of the heart and themes of this book hold today. Blue Skies is fiction, true, but it is also true to the times and experiences people lived then. Our world is living through yet another time of unrest and disquiet. To those who fought but especially those who grew up during and after. I was raised on their stories and it never fails to grip me with how amazing that generation truly was and is. I have a lot of personal connection to the World War 2 era and everything that came after. Reading this book felt cathartic in how Bustard brought me smack in the middle of Glory Bea and her family’s lives. I devoured this book in one sitting and both laughed and bawled at different points. I fell in love with Anne Bustard’s Blue Skies. These are cream of the crop, espcially their #kidlit. Since I began blogging for Lone Star Book Bloggers, I’ve encountered genuinely fantastic books. I always try to give positive criticism when it’s warranted. I say no to books I don’t think I have the chance to love or appreciate. What I have become quite proficient at, over the years instead, is when to say no. Trust me when I say I do not adore every book I read. It’s time for another dazzling five-star review, y’all.
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