Richelle Carroll

Against All Odds

Revisado: 12-31-23

Boys in the Boat tells an incredible story of the University of Washington Olympic Champion Rowing team in 1936. The author weaves the devastating history of the late 1920s that the boys endured in their childhoods. He foreshadows the horrific history of Nazi Germany that is evolving under the world’s noses. He tells the personal and scholastic history of the nine boys in the boat.

Experience the rise and fall of emotions as the rowers learn to work, compete, and grow together. Each young man lived a life of hardship during the years of the Depression and the Dust Bowl. Each dealt with those hardships in their own unique way.

This book inspires any who have experienced loss, financial difficulties, and even death. I found myself cheering the men on to the impossible dream of Olympic glory which each of the young men fought to become reality. This is an incredible read. One that I could not put down.

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The plot thickens…

Revisado: 07-03-23

The Fourth Friend is a fascinating read of a man dealing with the death of four friends and a murder mystery. The ending is completely unexpected. Great read!

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Fascinating details, twists, and turns

Revisado: 11-21-22

The Letter Writer narrative, a1940s look into mob activity and corruption, provides little known historical details and insight into the era. Fesperman developed characters with mysterious backgrounds. The air of secrecy lends a unique perspective on immigrant life in New York City during World War II. Police corruption and mob control are well-depicted and add suspense making it difficult to put the book down.

As a historian, I found the characters believable with realistic challenges of maneuvering the streets of New York. Employment opportunities and daily life are accurately portrayed. The narrator’s inflection of voices and accents leave the reader feeling as if they were in the room experiencing the conflicts alongside the characters.

I enjoyed every minute and every peak into the past provided in the historical narrative The Letter Writer.

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Incredible true story of one family’s fight to stay together in the battle against poverty

Revisado: 10-18-21

The Invisible Child is an incredible journey through the legal systems of NYC as lived and experienced by a family of ten including married parents and their eight children. The persistence of the family to stay together and take care of each other against all odds is a fight most families never experience. The author’s dedication in following this family through it all to expose the true story of poverty in America is outstanding. This should be a classroom textbook studies by all to promote understanding, empathy, and solutions.

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Heart-wrenching yet Heart-warming❤️

Revisado: 07-04-20

Before We Were Yours is an incredible story of historical fiction that I could not put down! The suspense, unknown history, and brilliant characters kept me hanging by a thread. Absolutely brilliant!

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