Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin
*4 stars*

Alice Grace Ripley is 22 years old and has spent most of her life with her nose stuck in a book. She never had an adventure in her life and she thinks all the exiting things are only happening in a book.

Her boyfriend has had enough of Alice's dream world and breaks up with her. Then she also loses her job, because of the cutbacks to the Great Depression. Allie's heart is broken. Her parents give her a week to mourn her losses and then expect her to go on with life.

Allice has collected donated books for a library in Acorn, Kentucky. She decides to travel from her hometown in Illinois to deliver the boxes of donated books in person at the library in Kentucky. And then her first real life adventure begins with shootings, fake deaths and many surprises. Meeting the librarian was only the first of many surprises she's going to face in the next couple of weeks.

Acorn, Kentucky is not wat Allie had expected it to be. The coal mining town is so small, it doesn't even has a hotel, restaurant, shop or church. There's no electricity or indoor plumbing. There has also been a feud between two families that live in Acorn. Alice learns what it is about and she hopes to find out where the hidden treasure could be.
The library has only a handful of visiting customers, because most people live too far away on the mountain. Alice must learn to ride a horse. Together with the Packhorse Librarians she's going to deliver books to the people that are living on the mountain.

The story had some interesting characters with depth. Some happenings were a bit extreme, but that didn't matter much to me. I just loved the story. It made me laugh and cry at the same time. It shows us that we are capable of far more things then we'd have imagined.

I loved to see Alice's growth in faith. Her father is a preacher, but she never really understood what she believed. When she meets Lillie, a one-hundred-year old former slave, she learns far more about Jesus, what He did and about His love.
There's also a bit of romance in the story. It's just enough to be satisfied.

This book was a wonderful read. I hated to see it end.
Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin
*4 stars*

Alice Grace Ripley is 22 years old and has spent most of her life with her nose stuck in a book. She never had an adventure in her life and she thinks all the exiting things are only happening in a book. Her boyfriend has had enough of Alice's dream world and breaks up with her. Then she also loses her job, because of the cutbacks to the Great Depression. Allie's heart is broken. Her parents give her a week to mourn her losses and then expect her to go on with life. Allice has collected donated books for a library in Acorn, Kentucky. She decides to travel from her hometown in Illinois to deliver the boxes of donated books in person at the library in Kentucky. And then her first real life adventure begins with shootings, fake deaths and many surprises. Meeting the librarian was only the first of many surprises she's going to face in the next couple of weeks. Acorn, Kentucky is not wat Allie had expected it to be. The coal mining town is so small, it doesn't even has a hotel, restaurant, shop or church. There's no electricity or indoor plumbing. There has also been a feud between two families that live in Acorn. Alice learns what it is about and she hopes to find out where the hidden treasure could be. The library has only a handful of visiting customers, because most people live too far away on the mountain. Alice must learn to ride a horse. Together with the Packhorse Librarians she's going to deliver books to the people that are living on the mountain. The story had some interesting characters with depth. Some happenings were a bit extreme, but that didn't matter much to me. I just loved the story. It made me laugh and cry at the same time. It shows us that we are capable of far more things then we'd have imagined. I loved to see Alice's growth in faith. Her father is a preacher, but she never really understood what she believed. When she meets Lillie, a one-hundred-year old former slave, she learns far more about Jesus, what He did and about His love. There's also a bit of romance in the story. It's just enough to be satisfied. This book was a wonderful read. I hated to see it end.