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Values from the Heartland: Stories of an American Farmgirl

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This book was interesting and enjoyable to read but it also contained a lot of wisdom about life. The author does a great job of recreating the excitement and potential of youth in a way that is interesting to young people or adults. I found the book made me look back to lessons I'd learned from my youth that I'd almost forgotten about. It also made me think a little more consciously about the stories in my life that have helped to create my own values and beliefs.

This book was particularly poignant for me as it was reminiscent of my own youth, but also that of my parents. Bettie Youngs is a gifted story-teller, but her stories do much more than merely entertain. They remind us of timeless values, sadly all but forgotten by too many of us. Even my children enjoyed some of these stories. Their favorite was "Red Dot." Treat yourself to this and other books by Bettie Youngs.

I gave up on this after about 50 pages in which the author said nothing much, and she said it over and over again. I don't like to be critical, but I also don't like to waste money, and that's what I did. It's going to the thrift store in a few days. Sorry...

This book was particularly poignant for me as it was reminiscent of my own youth, but also that of my parents. Bettie Youngs is a gifted story-teller, but her stories do much more than merely entertain. They remind us of timeless values, sadly all but forgotten by too many of us. Even my children enjoyed some of these stories. Their favorite was "Red Dot." Treat yourself to this and other books by Bettie Youngs.