Customer Reviews
Avg. Customer Review:
The Secret of Gumbo Grove-The Best Family Tree ..., October 20, 2001
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Reviewer: An
Amazon.com Customer from A City in the USA |
This was one of the best books I've ever read about Black history in
small towns. Very detailed and well done. When reading this novel I felt
like I was there. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have!
A "Must Read" Book, May 28, 2001
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Reviewer: An
Amazon.com Customer from Gurnee, Illinois USA |
The Secret of Gumbo Grove is an excellent book.
I highly recommend it, especially if you like mysteries. It is about an
11-year old girl, Raisin Stackhouse who help Miss Effie, the church
secretary, clean out an old graveyard. Miss Effie knows all about the people
buried in the cemetery, and is happy to tell their stories to Raisin. After
Miss Effie gives Raisin the church records, she finds herself in a mystery,
who is "Gumbo" Dickson? Why doesn't anyone in the town want to talk about
him? Could this African American be the founder of Gumbo Grove? I really
liked how the author, Eleanora E. Tate, tied the mystery in with Raisin's
everyday life. For example, the "Miss Ebony Calvary County Pageant," in
which one of Raisin's sisters, Hattie, participates. I disliked Miss Aussie,
who wouldn't even admit that some people in the graveyard were her
relatives! Miss Aussie wanted to destroy the cemetery. I also found it very
sad that marijuana and alcohol were sold to anyone, especially minors, in
her community. Luckily, Raisin didn't take any. This book is one of my
favorites, and I hope you like it too.
The Secret of Gumbo Grove **Alison**, May 27, 2001
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Reviewer: A reader
from Gurnee, Illinois |
The Secret of Gumbo Grove is an excellent book.
I highly recommend it, especially if you like mysteries. It is about a
11-year old girl who helps Miss Effie, the church secretary, clean out an
old graveyard. Miss Effie knows all about the people buried in the cemetery,
and is happy to tell their stories to Raisin. After Miss Effie gives her the
old church records, she finds herself in a mystery, who is "Gumbo" Dickson?
Why does no one in the town want to talk about him? Could the
African-American man be the founder of Gumbo Grove? I really liked how the
author, Eleanora E. Tate tied the mystery in with Raisin's regular life. For
example, the "Miss Ebony Calvary County Pageant", in which one of Raisin's
sisters, Hattie, participates. I greatly disliked Miss Aussie, who wouldn't
even admit that some people in the graveyard were her relatives! Miss Aussie
wanted the cemetery to be destroyed. I found it very sad that marijuana and
alcohol were sold to minors in her community, but luckily, Raisin didn't
take any. This book is one of my favorites, and I hope you like it too.
An Interesting Book, February 22, 2001
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Reviewer: A reader
from Ft. Worth, TX USA |
The Secret of Gumbo Grove By: Eleanora E. Tate
I enjoyed "The Secret of Gumbo Grove". It shows
a tourist town from an interesting point of view that made the book fresh
and exciting. This book is so novel that there are no other books that
compare in its genre. The writing is of a very high quality. I would
recommend this book to almost anyone of any age. I would rate this book an 8
out of 10 for interesting plot and characters, but it's slightly boring. The
ending in specific is boring. I like the location and the detailed histories
of the characters must have taken forever, due to the detail in them. The
plot could use a little work in the way of the antagonist, who is a bit
predictable. But the other characters are pretty well created. The ending
was kind of disappointing and not very exciting. But all together the book
was enjoyable and easy to read. They are trying to save a cemetery from the
people at their local church. I'll let you figure out the rest.....
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