Queen of hearts

by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver

Book by Cleaver, Vera

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult

114 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

After her first book, The Nurse's Dilemma (1966), most of her magazine articles and 16 novels for children were written with her husband, Bill.

Together, they produced more than a dozen novels for young adults. Their subject matter reveals a particular interest in mountain children who have both physical and mental problems. The Cleavers were three times nominated for the National Book Award, and their novels made multiple appearances on the American Library Associations list of "Notable Books." Settings often mirror the Cleavers' place of residence.

After Bill's death, Vera Cleaver wrote Sugar Blues (1984) and Sweetly Sings the Donkey (1985).

Reviews

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly I’m a little upset at the ratings of this book. It’s dated, but charming. I picked up this book because at the ripe age of 22, I’ve acquired a fear of death and getting old (mostly the negatives of old age). This book gives a good insight into what our elders experience and perhaps what they truly need in their final years. I recommend reading it. It even touches on old folks homes, and how they’re just places we shove people to let them waste away. We haven’t improved that fact since at least 1978 (when this book was published).

[Payton⭐️ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5 stars.

I’m so alike to Wilma. I loved her character and how the author wrote about what the oldest daughters swallow with no argument. I probably won’t ever even think of this book again hence why the rating is so low. I picked this up just to have an other book on my to be read completed.

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book had me laughing in parts from things Wilma said and the difficult grandmother.