Name: Katerina's Wish
ISBN: 9781442433434

Jeannie Mobley

Thirteen-year-old Trina's family left Bohemia for a Colorado coal town to earn money to buy a farm, but by 1901 she doubts that either hard work or hoping will be enough, even after a strange fish seems to grant her sisters' wishes.

Katerina's Wish

Heaven Adore

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           Rating - 4.5 stars

Wow, this book was very captivating! I absolutely love this time era when coal mining and farming were the most popular jobs. It makes it feel very Historical haha. And there were many references that I understand, thanks for my APUSH class, so that was cool. I love how a main theme of this book is to not give up on hoping. Even though we have dreams that may seem unachievable, or there are stumbling blocks along the way, that doesn't mean we should stop dreaming. Instead, we should work harder to reach them. Despite what others may say, we should keep on trying anyway!

I will say that I'm a little upset about how Marek (in English, Mark) ended up not going with Katerina and her family to the farm they finally were able to lease. Honestly, I feel like that ruined the purpose of them becoming a match (a.k.a. courting). However, I do understand why he didn't because he gave up on dreaming. Ever since his father got injured, he had to grow up fast and begin working in the coal mine alongside his brother, and that was when he started believing that dreams couldn't happen. His perspective is understandable, but I'm like, don't you want a fresh start??? Especially since progress was eventually made regarding his father's leg.

Okay, enough ranting.

Anyway, I loved this story! It was nicely paced and there thankfully weren't any slow moments. Though, I feel like it didn't really need to be close to 300 pages; the story could've been told a in more concise manner I think, and it'd still be effective. But overall, I would recommend it!

Katerina's Wish

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