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Jul 25, 2023Tica77 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book starts off slowly, I suppose, for the author to set the scene for what comes next. Based on the photo of a mother who puts her children up for sale in the early 40's, the author imagines one such photo taken by reporter Ellis…
Jun 13, 2023canadazeus rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Tried hard to get involved in the story, but couldn't find it. Slow moving with too many insignificant details that do not add to the story. I couldn't get past chapter 3. Turned it back in. I'm not sitting in this hot room for 2 days…
Sep 09, 2022kjanedj rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A good read... sometimes it seemed like a little too much was going on in the lives if the main characters but overall an interesting story based in an actual photograph. Clearly depicts the tough times of the depression years. Would…
Aug 17, 2022tinlou rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A solid read based on an actual photograph from 1948, in which a desperate mother puts her four children up for sale, Sold on a Monday transports the reader back to 1931 depression era NY and Pennsylvania. The cover of this book was…
Jul 05, 2022Bookworm1136 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
4 stars. This is the first of McMorris' novels that I've read and I really enjoyed the read. Based on a photograph from a newspaper in 1948 showing 4 children next to a sign saying "4 Children For Sale Inquire Within" and a woman in the…
Mar 02, 2022KHEM RAJ rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Kristina McMorris’s novel, Sold on a Monday, transports readers back a century, to a time not much different from now. Back then, people were struggling to put food on the table due to the Great Depression just as the world today is…
Oct 21, 2021Alice_B_Gordon rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a story that grabs you from the start. I purchased this book but now here at the library to see more from this author.
Apr 16, 2021HooeyB rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Story about hard times, integrity, propaganda, and reunion. Good read
Feb 23, 2021nanceepruett rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Very intriguing story about the early 1900s when children were sometimes sold because families couldn't afford to feed them. But this story has a twist, and you aren't sure how it will turn out until the very end. Another book I could not…
Jan 08, 2021EmilyEm rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
An unidentified narrator says in this historical fiction’s opening pages, ‘It started with a photograph.’ Two young news people carry the narrative along—Ellis, a reporter, and Lily, with ambitions to rise above her role as the boss’s…
Nov 17, 2020NANCY ELIZABETH WHITLATCH rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I got three quarters of the way through this and finally gave it up. It was a rather boring story. None of the characters struck a fancy for me. I can predict what happens. He makes up with his Dad, he gets the girl and he redeems himself…
Sep 17, 2020MillieBT rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Starts slow but does get oh soooooooo much better.
Sep 13, 2020t_lynschm77 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Somewhat of a sleeper. The book gets better as it goes, but it took some discipline to get to the point of wanting to keep reading. I was expecting better.
Sep 13, 2020Bk2121 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Not up to my expectations!
Jul 30, 2020NMostacada rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
While I really liked the story line of this book, I did get a little bored with the author’s writing style. She seemed to have a checklist of things from that decade such as including mobsters, prohibition and speakeasies. She also became…
Mar 31, 2020samsue rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The concept of a mother being so desperate that she offers to sell her children is heart-breaking, so I put off reading this one. But, with all the libraries being closed due to the Coronavirus, I finally gave in and I'm so glad I did. It…
Mar 07, 2020amml rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Terrific story, terrific author.
Sep 20, 2019pp47 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
5 star read
Aug 26, 2019
Highly recommended by Vicki from book club
Jun 20, 2019judymg69 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Partial to the first half of the nineteenth century, I'm always looking for historical novels based on actual events. Since the story also involves a bit of mystery, it is a double winner.
May 20, 2019prayrygrl rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Read this in one evening (finished at 02:00!) Just couldn't put it down. Makes me wonder how many of us would survive in similar circumstances, we are very sheltered & spoiled. As always children pay a severe price, that part is not…
Apr 18, 2019brangwinn rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A sad story about what life was like in the 1930’s when parents were forced to sell their children to survive. The story was readable, but bland.
Feb 28, 2019castelao rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
While I liked most of the book, the ending was just your basic shoot out Hollywood ending
Nov 29, 2018becker rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This was a light engaging story that will entertain you while you learn a very interesting and surprising bit of history. Great for those who like historical fiction in a lighter, more story driven form.
Aug 09, 2018darladoodles rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Open this book and find yourself immersed into journalism during the Great Depression. The story begins with a photo of two boys next to a sign. McMorris tells the story by showing us Ellis Reed's experiences as well as Lily Palmer's. At…