The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner review

Title: The All-American

Author: Susie Finkbeiner

Ch: 63 plus epilogue

Pg: 368

Genre: Christian Historical Fiction

Rating: 5 stars

Publisher: Revell

As soon as I saw The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner, I knew I had to read it. I love all things baseball and one of my favorite movies is A League of Their Own. So, a book I that included The All-American Girls baseball league was right up my alley. And I wasn’t disappointed. I loved every minute of the book. From the lesser-known aspects of American history I sure didn’t learn about the Red Scare in my high school history class. As well as the closeness between the sisters Flossie and Bertha despite the age difference.

I found myself relating to both sisters though with Flossie it was her reading that I related to. With Bertha wanting to play baseball and the whole having to be better than the boys as that hasn’t really changed. And if my high school has had a home economics class, I would have definitely failed it.

But as a reader book lover and library assistant I know that the real hero of the book was Mrs. Maxwell the town librarian the way she stood up to bullies both the boys and the book banners she’s a real hero. And she did remind me of my own elementary school librarian.

The All-American was my first Susie Finkbeiner book but it will not be my last.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher as part of a blog tour I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.