Like finding a long lost childhood friend.........
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I loved this book as a child. One of the greatest treasures my parents gave me was a well-stocked library of books. I had several books I read over and over again and "Miss Suzy" was one of my very favorites. My imagination would always take flight when I read this book and I used become really involved in the life of Miss Suzy and the toy soldiers.

I have searched far and wide for this book, and this was made even more challenging by the fact that - eventhough I knew the story by heart - I couldn't remember the title of the book or the author's name. I just remembered the little squirrel who was driven out of her beloved home by a band of mean squirrels. She had to take refuge in a little dollhouse and became friends with a band of toy soldiers.  Imagine my excitement when, upon browsing through the internet one day, I discovered the title of this book and that Amazon carries it!!

I have since read this book to my children many times and we all enjoy it.  Rediscovering "Miss Suzy" is like finding a friend that you thought you lost and I am happy to be able to share this story to my children.
859599
find each other at last.
Funny how family members notice a common bond no matter how long they have been apart.
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A wonderful story about a young girl and an elderly man, both of whom are looking for their long-lost relatives. They take a trip together, despite her mother and his daughter 's disapproval. Their experiences brought them closer together and eventually they find what they are both looking for. A well-written book that is difficult to put down.
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A good read for young and old alike.  Older folks may recall memories of their own, either ones lived or ones retold by relatives.  Younger readers will have the opportunity to step back into time during an important part of American (and world) history.

You will be able to truly experience what it was like to grow up in the Midwest during the Great Depression while also sharing the lives of the Porter family - a family who was cared for by their mother - a remarkable woman who never gave up and guided them through it all with her determination, perseverance, and most of all, love.  The author tells the story in a colorful way that allows you to feel like you are part of the family.  In fact, you will almost be able to smell the "bread on the table."
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Flows like the glimpses of shadow memories you see out of the corner of your eye.  Soft and lifting this book is like an old friend. What a joy
4124103
You took me back to my early years, visiting my Granny in Tazewell, Tn and
growing up in a small neighborhood in Knoxville, Tn. No matter where one is from this story will resonate with you. Growing up each of us had that favorite grandmother, aunt, uncle,and best friend we loved to fight with. We each had our fears of bugs, snakes, and bumps in the dark. We each had skinned knee's, bumps on the head, and trips to the ER to check if it was broken or not. Gloria Teague brings back good memories of growing up before internet, hand-held games, and cell phones. When a kid could be kid. She even gives you memories you might claim as one of your own, even if it wasn't. Thank you Miss Gloria.
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Faye Campbell and Nancy Orum have written a delightful novel, bringing so many of my own fond childhood memories back.
A present day family funeral, has brought three childhood friends back together.  While they reminisce about their past, various mysterious events are solved.
It is both nostalgic and touching, realizing how life has been a different journey for each of them.
An enjoyable read, would make for a great Summertime movie!  Would highly recommend.
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This book was about my old neighborhood and written my a childhood friend.  All of the
characters were my childhood friends....I laughed and cried at the same time.
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I've read almost all Oscar L'Amour's novels but I'd missed this one.  It was like finding an old friend you didn't know you'd lost.
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Love the stories and Dave's remembrance of the personalities and events during the days we grew up in Grinnell.  How he remembers all of it I'll never know, but I'm glad he does and has found a way to be able to put it all together in "Hometown Memories."  I've read both the original edition and the sequel and truly do find them fascinating reading.  On a personal note.......I grew up with Dave, literally from the crib.  And the photo of the house on the cover of the book is a very familiar place......birthday parties, sleep overs, baseball and basketball games in the backyard, all bring nostalgic feelings for me.  How fitting it is he used a photo of his boyhood home on Main Street, for the front cover his book.
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My ancestors connnect here. Touching, revealing. An uncle, and perhaps others are buried there. Looking for my French-Canadian Greart, Great grandfather bought me here to also find my Great Great Grandmother, and her family. Oh, that I could have known them. I can't get enouygh of it!
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Reading this book was like visiting an old friend.  I enjoyed every minute and looked forward to the next time I would pick it up.  While reading the last story, I felt a small amount of emptiness when I realized our time together was coming to an end. But, like Betty stated in one of her stories Finishing something does not mean the end. It usually means the beginning.

Finding Your Buried Treasures is best described using a Norwegian word; Hygge (hoo-gah). The Danish use this word to describe a lifestyle that promotes a cozy mental being. These short stories made it easy for me to find a moment to read and create my own Hygge.  With each little tale I found comfort in lonely times and warmth to those cold winter evenings. Looking back on all the nuggets mined from everyday life; the two I will treasure most were found inside the chapters Fortune Cookie & A Funny Smell.  I recommend this book to anyone seeking a Hygge experience.
-Leanne
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A recollection of life in an older time and place. Very entertaining and memory jogging for older folks like me, and enlightening for younger ones.
I was amazed at how similar the customs and language were to my time and place.  I thoroughly enjoyed having my memory jogged and can certainly see why those times have been called "the good old days."  Yes, those times were sometimes hard but family life was so much more important and even necessary back then.  It sad how technology has taken away the social closeness that we felt then.  To see so many totally involved with smart phones, and blackberries that they don't seem to see each other anymore even when together is really sad. I much prefer playing rummy, or go fishing, or monopoly with a friend or sibling to punching little buttons and ignoring my  surroundings or companions.........
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This is the story of a lady who makes the move from rural Lincolnshire - like myself - to rural France - like myself. Though the similarities between us end there.
Whereas I came over here as a fresh-faced 22 year-old dragging a couple of suitcases along on a Eurolines coach, Tottie makes the move much later on in life, together with her 90-year old mother, who suffers from vascular dementia, and her brother and his depressed dipsomania. Oh, and we mustn't forget Meic, her epileptic dog. All of them, with a nurse and carer accompanying them for the trip, in a motorhome and an old van.
It's a very touching read that takes us back to Tottie's childhood and around the UK and France, as we learn about her family and her later quest for a new home, somewhere to live her dream and let her mother enjoy one final adventure. Tottie's style is open and honest, raising a smile here and touching a nerve there.
I have to admit I was initially somewhat disappointed not to learn more about their actual life in France. This book is really about the search for their new home and how they make their move, so I guess that means that the adventures they experienced once settled in the Auvergne are yet to come!
An entertaining, very well written tale, and I look forward to the next instalment!
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This sounds like a family I can relate to. It reminds me of my "formative years" growing up in rural New York.
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It was like seeing an old friend again. I had the model when I was a child and I've sorely missed it.
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A book from my childhood - brought back some good memories - so glad found it - mine was lost somewhere along the line