The history in The Woman in the Photo by Mary Hogan encompasses the Great Flood of 1889 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, still one of the worst losses of civilian life ever in the United States. The fictional characters have cares and concerns that go beyond history, making the story engaging, and yet th...
A really intriguing piece of history is revealed in this story. The society in the 1800's is captured quite nicely delivering a candid look. I found both Elizabeth and Lee admirable characters however there were times that Lee and her life in the present was a distraction from the main story and too...
Hayley- A girl with a pretty face.That is what she has always been.She is witty, funny and she has a great sense of humor but someway the boys just don't see her as a potential girlfriend canditate.They just see her as a friend.And Hayley is more than sick of that.Hayley is not like "ordinary" girls...
When I saw the cover of the young adult novel Pretty Face by Mary Hogan at my library, I got high hopes for it. I deduced that it was about a plus-size teenage girl living in skinny-obsessed Southern California who discovers to love her body as is during a life-changing trip to Italy after quickly s...
Being fat is an American thing? It's not quite fat acceptance, because the heroine is made to give up modern life, but she doesn't have to starve herself down to nothing to get a guy. Plus, I loved the description of Italy, which must be really wonderful if you're rich.Still, a nice book.
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