The Innkeeper's Daughter

American Dreams

by Lou Kassem

During the American Revolution, Byroney works in her father's inn and tries to maintain order between their regular patrons who continually harass King George's soldiers. But a young revolutionary's burning zeal ignites freedom's spark within the politically indifferent Byroney. This is the sixth entry in the American Dreams series.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Young Adult, American Revolution

151 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Born in Tennessee in 1931, Kassem attended East Tennessee State College. Married in 1951, she had four daughters and began her storytelling career entertaining her own children. As a school librarian she further refined her storytelling skills, and is now the author of a dozen juvenile novels representing a variety of genres, among them humor, mystery, history, and the supernatural.
Often setting her novels in Virginia, where she has lived and worked for many years, Kassem has, according to Sally Harris in the Roanoke Times, "always been a storyteller." As the versatile author once commented, "For me, writing is like breathing: absolutely necessary. Reading is the bread that sustains me. Speaking about writing is my pleasure."

Reviews

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as good as other of the American Dreams collection, but still enjoyable.

I love the main character, By's, strong spirit and the first half of the book really paints a nice picture of her character. Annoyingly she goes a bit gooey-eyed when the male love interest appears with little reason to fall in love except the mutual love at first sight attraction, a trope some enjoy, but I am not one of them. Thankfully she doesn't lose her strong spirit at all, we just have moments of nonsense as the rest of the story plays out.

Overall a nice quick read that just makes you feel warm and fuzzy at the end.

Rating: PG
Reasoning: It's not G because there is some violence, but it's not PG-13 because the violence it has is not very detailed nor happens often.

[Tatiana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good coming of age book.