I loved this story! 'Faith, Hope, and Ivy June' tells a heart-warming story about two girls, Ivy June and Catherine. These two girls lead different lives, and from each girl you learn about there life. The girls have a couple of fights, but they have their fights just like regular people. At one point in the story Catherine's mom goes to the hospitable, WHILE Catherine is at Ivy June's very remote town. At the same time Ivy June is very scared for her grandpa, Papaw, who works in a mine, and was in it while the mine flooded! I think this is a good book for kids aged ten and up, as there are some parts that nine year olds most likely won't understand and won't make sense to them, and other parts that they won't enjoy, and will seem unreasonably silly to them.
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Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
(2009, Fiction - Friendship, Written by Phyllis Naylor)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
Similarities trump differences in true friendship.
Themes in this book include: family relationships, friendship
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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About Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
Parents need to know that there are some quarrels within families, as well as between friends, but that there isn’t too much to worry about. There are also issues of loss and grief, as each girl comes close to losing a close family member, one to sickness and one to a mining accident.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about accepting what one has instead of wanting the material items or family dynamics of another. Is it better to appreciate aspects of your own house?
- How important are material items to your family? What's more important?
- Do you have friends from different backgrounds? Is it possible to set aside differences to become friends, like Ivy June and Catherine?
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