Odd

The story of a young girl in late 1800s Britain. It was on its way to hitting my favorites list because of the story and Betty's engaging character, but something sad happened and then the story ended pretty abruptly after that. I wanted to know what happened to her afterward.

One thing I love seeing in Amy Le Feuvre's books is how she can take one verse out of the Bible, then have a child take it overly literally (as in, sometimes entirely out of context) and then have adults explain the meaning kindly over the course of the story. This focuses on “Those who have come through tribulation.”

I loved Betty's innocent assumption that no one could possibly wish to reject God and how her innocent comments made a difference in the people around her. Betty is learning more about God even while going about her daily life and being a normal, flawed, exuberant child.

I did cringe over Nurse's punishment techniques and over how the parents were so absent from their children's lives.