Being Youngest

by Jim Heynen

Henry and Gretchen experience all the frightening and fun aspects of farm life, including a tornado, older siblings, and many other adventures, in a fascinating novel that describes what it means to be the youngest children in rural Iowa. Reprint.

260 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought it was a great story for the time period it was written in. Some things surprised me in positive & negative ways (more positive). Thanks for the story Mr. Heynen

[Despair Speaking · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being Youngest is about two kids who are the youngest in their family. Henry is constantly left out and bullied by his older brothers. Gretchen's parents, more particularly her mother, always picks her sister's side even when Gretchen wasn't doing anything really wrong. They become friends after a chance encounter in the beach and do almost everything together. They even befriend this strange couple not too far from their houses.

It's a heartwarming story meant for those children who feel like they're being ganged up on even at home. There's a lot of wrong grammar and similar mistakes but it's nothing too hard to understand. I haven't read it in a long time but I did enjoy it when I was still a kid and seeing that this is a kid's book, I believe it's fair to rate it four stars.