The All American by Susie Finkbeiner

I really enjoyed this book placed in the 50's, which I can totally relate to and love hearing about in books.  I enjoyed the family here and the tale was told by Bertha and her sister Flossie. As the book continues the everyday life of this family is terribly abrupted as a townsperson claims the father of Bertha and Flossie is a member of the Communist party.

Bertha is enthralled with baseball and playing with the neighbor boys.  She dreams of playing on a minor league women's baseball team.  But will she have the opportunity to make her dream come true?

This book was so true to this period of time in history and the fear people were experiencing.  Loved the book, the author's writing style and the history this reminded me about.  I will definitely be reading more from the author.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher.  All thoughts are my own.

The Nature of Small Birds By Susie Finkbeiner

This was an interesting book about a family that adopts a girl in the Babylift program for Vietnam.  In this time-slip book, you will find three time periods, 1975, 1988 and 2013.  It takes place in the time period I remember all too well in my life, so I can relate to the events that took place and the "way we lived" in those years.

I didn't immediately realize that the three time periods would be told by a different person, but caught on quickly as the book, written in first person, changed first persons.  At first I was a bit confused by that.  I was especially interested in seeing whether she is able to find her birth mother, as this is something that I have done for several people in my life.  

There is family drama, and events that happened to many people of these time frames. I felt that the book would continue and we would see where certain parts of the book led.  Maybe a second book in the future?  I enjoyed the book very much.

I received this book through NetGalley.  All thoughts are my own.