I wanted to share a new addition to our Christmas Gift Guide 25: Stay, Girl by Angelica R Jackson. I received a copy of the book in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase, I will make a small percentage from the products you purchase.
I enjoyed the storyline of Stay Girl which brought me back to the times my daughter was here. We would sit down and read stories together. As my nieces gets older, I plan on purchasing a copy of Stay, Girl for them to read with their mother’s home.
I enjoyed the Dogs inside the story, and the young girl only being 13. My favorite part of the story was how the uncle gave the girls a safe place to stay after being abused. If Suzzane had been here her favorite part of the story would have been the Dogs which I’m sure you could have figured out. The Town was a small place that I wish I had the opportunity to visit and the type of Town I would have wanted to raise my children in.
Stay, Girl can be sad and dark at times but in the end the story changes and not only is it a coming-of age story but a self-help book for young teens who are trying to deal with life. I can see how Stay, Girl will bring mothers and daughters closer together. All schools should have copies of Stay Girl not only in their library but counselors’ office because the book could be a self-help book for young girls.
For some parents there might be content you wouldn’t want your children to read about including abuse and drugs but in the world, we live in children are faced with these items daily. The Author and the characters in the book have shown us how to overcome these obstacles in a healthy way.
About:
Who rescued who? In California’s Central Valley in 1953, the love of a neglected dog helps an abused girl find healing, and the caring family she never had.
Bet Carter’s stepfather is a conman with a history of violence, and he’s trying to force thirteen-year-old Bet into that life, too. His controlling ways make Bet’s world smaller every day, until the death of her ailing mother gives the girl an opportunity to flee to her Uncle Earl’s.
Bet only planned a quick stopover in Amberfields, but after her uncle welcomes her into his home, she keeps finding excuses to stay. Bet wants to help Uncle Earl’s foster dog, Penny, learn to trust again—but how can the girl mend Penny’s spirit when her own is so broken?
Joining a hilarious prank war with her new friend Georgie goes a long way to making Bet feel at home in Amberfields. As Bet’s emotional armor softens, along with her reasons to leave, she finally allows herself to dream bigger.
This heartfelt coming-of-age story will have you cheering for a girl whose determination and optimism help her rediscover the healing power of love.
Meet the Author: Angelica R. Jackson
Angelica R. Jackson, in keeping with her scattered Gemini nature, has published articles on gardening, natural history, web design, travel, hiking, and local history. Other interests include pets, reading, green living, and cooking for food allergies (the latter not necessarily by choice, but she’s come to terms with it). Ongoing projects include short fiction, poetry, novels, art photography, and children’s picture books.
She’s also been involved with capturing the restoration efforts for Preston Castle (formerly the Preston School of Industry) in photographs and can sometimes be found haunting its hallways. An incurable joiner, she is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (where she previously served as her region’s Illustrator Coordinator and Social Media Coordinator), and several other writing organizations.
She shares a home in California’s Gold Country with a husband, a Miniature Pinscher/Nibblonian mix, and far too many books (if that’s even possible). She is the author of the award-winning Faerie Crossed young adult urban fantasy series, and her photos are collected in Capturing The Castle: Images of Preston Castle (2006-2016)
You can purchase the book here: Goodreads (required!): Goodreads and Barnes and Noble
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
