A review by sonshinelibrarian
The Jumping-Off Place by Marian Hurd McNeely

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring

5.0

I picked up this book because it was a Newbery Honor book and I'm so glad I did. I honestly liked this better than any of the Newbery winners I've read so far. This had a similar feel to the Little House books, but I think I might have liked it more. Granted it's been many a year since I read any of the Little House books. But this was filled with realistic depictions of the sibling relationships and the struggles and challenges of settling on a claim in the Dakotas. It also handles the issue of grief in a really touching and realistic way. I laughed, I cried. I will definitely be recommending this book to others.