The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia (Audiobook)

from bettyjo

Add Gladys Cailiff to the club of southern girl narrators who tell us a wonderful story between the pages of a book. Baghdad Georgia comes to life in Depression Era small town America. From the WPA paid teacher who introduces her students to the magical world of the Middle East to families scrapp...

from dulcibelle

I was never sure exactly where this book was going. And, after finishing it, I'm still not sure. It's the story of a small Georgia town shaken up by a new teacher who introduces her students and the town to The Arabian Nights. But the last half of the book is a story within a story within a story...

from bookaholicmom

When I started this book I was really enjoying it even though it was moving rather slowly for me. As I got further into the story I found myself setting the book down and not wanting to pick it up again. I usually enjoy southern fiction. I had a hard time following where this story was going and ...

from WisteriaLeigh

Not to be redundant, I am foregoing the plot summary of this book. I had high expectations when I was given this book to read for Early Reviewers. I was intrigued by the southern setting in a small town during the Depression. When Miss Grace Spivey arrives in Treestep, Georgia in 1938 as the new ...

from bostonbibliophile

This tale of race relations just never caught fire for me. When a nonconformist teacher arrives in a Georgia town, trouble arises when she tries to teach her students about the Middle East, and when she tries to convince a student that her brother is really a prince. I was sort of bored reading t...