River, Cross My Heart

from sanyamakadi

Engagingly written winding narrative filled with colorful characters. It provides a vivid picture of Black Georgetown in the 1920s. And the child protagonist is just as charming and infuriating as child characters (and real life children) often are.

from LynnB

This is the story of Johnnie Mae Bynum and her family, who live in Washington, D.C. in the mid-twenties. Ms. Clarke has drawn a rich portrait of life for coloured residents at that time and the story of how Johnnie Mae and others deal with the accidental death of her young sister is interesting, ...

from snash

A good depiction of the black community of Georgetown during the 1920's although the plot line gets a little lost in the descriptions.

from readingrat

Another coming of age story - not bad, but not as memorable as many of the others I have read.

from estellen

OK book - but one in a million. Not worth the hype.