Doris Free

Doris Free

by Cara Brookins

Ten-year-old Doris is shy, but determined. Her family faces the struggled of daily life during America’s Great Depression in the 1930’s.

When Doris unexpectedly befriends a thief, her life becomes complicated. In order to help her struggling neighbors, she must keep secrets from her family to unite the town.

127 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2006

About the author

Cara Brookins is a computer analyst and social media marketing expert based in Little Rock. You can read more about her, as well as see shots of her home and family at http://www.carabrookins.com/. Her memoir, Rise: How a House Built a Family details the house she built with her children after they had left a domestic violence situation. She is also the author of seven middle grade and young adult novels and one adult novel.

Reviews

[Caryl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not too bad for a chapter book written for reading instruction/curriculum purposes.