Jericho

by Janet Hickman

This is the engrossing story of four generations of women, going back to Great-Grandmother GrandMin.... 'Who did you say you were?" GrandMin asks Angela, and not for the first time. Angela answers patiently, but she cannot get used to the fact that GrandMin does not know her. Twelve-year-old Angela, her brother, Brian, and their parents are spending their vacation with Gram and GrandMin. Angela is lonely in her mother's hometown of Gatesville, once called Jericho. There are no young people her age in the town, and their visit has to be prolonged when Gram sprains her ankle. In alternate sections Janet Hickman seamlessly interweaves the past and present as the lives of her protagonists, Min and Angela, unfold. This spare, beautifully written, emotion-packed story is unforgettable.

Genres: Young Adult, Childrens

144 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994

Reviews

[Rose Giordano · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice simple story. Kind of wish it was Min telling her family about her life because the two stories felt disjointed.

[Yolanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like how this story flipped between the main character and the story of her great grandmother at a similar age. However, it felt like the tie between the two was weak at best.

[Anna the Banana · Rating 4 out of 5]

There does not seem to be a main character somehow. It's so short that you don't get to know any one of them very well, which feels weird for someone like me who is used to reading longer books where the characters are explored more deeply. The connections between the past and the present seem to be the star of this story.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an interesting book but did not really give a lesson or have as much of a storyline and plot as I am used to. It told the stories of a great-grand-mother and great-grand-daughter every other chapter but it was not confusing at all. An interesting read but not one I'd read again.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

To weed or not to weed. That was the question. Decided to keep. Would be a good story for a child with a similar circumstance. I liked the way the GGMa's childhood was slowly revealed.

[A Hoppy Reader · Rating 1 out of 5]

0.5 stars
Hard to fallow plot and bland MC.