I read The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas while at camp. My fellow campers were constantly telling me to put my book down and join in the conversation. I would not put it down it was just that good. Sandra Dallas really is an excellent author. Her stories are complicated webs that all connect somehow and not just in The Diary of Mattie Spenser, but throughout all her books. I also listened to Prayers For Sale (which I recommend just as much as The Diary of Mattie Spenser). There are main characters in Prayers For Sale that get mentioned in The Diary of Mattie Spenser which I thought was very cool.
The Diary of Mattie Spenser is about a girl who gets married and moves to "the Colorado territory" in 1865. Mattie deals with everything a Colorado woman can imagine dealing with, from Indians to dirty neighbors. Through Mattie's diary you get to know her and grow with her during her life on the prairie. Both Prayers for Sale and The Diary of Mattie Spenser are high school through adult books.
-Jojo
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