Hours Read: 6 1/2
Book Read: Tallgrass
Author: Sandra Dallas
Rating: 3/5
The book is about a 13 year old girl living in a
small town called Ellis in California. During this time Japanese internment
camps were being constructed around the United States. One of these camps,
called Tallgrass, was built just outside Ellis. Throughout the story the
Japanese families that live at Tallgrass are forced to put up with
the prejudice coming from those living in Ellis against them moving
to live there even though it wasn't their choice in the first place. Suddenly a
young girl is brutally murdered in Ellis, and most of the people living in the
town blame one of the Japanese for their loss. Only the main character, Rennie,
and her family believe that it could have been anyone, and not just a Japanese
person. In fact, her family are the only people in town who hire some people
from Tallgrass to help on their farm. With the help of the town sherif and her
family, Rennie attempts to unearth the truth about who really killed little
Susan Reddick.
Overall, I really like this book because it wasn't too
historical, and it didn't focus too much on the interment camps. The only thing
I would have changed is how the reader isn't able to figure out the mystery.
There are no clues a person could pick up on because the book never changes
perspective to another character who does posses the necessary information. The
only clues presented are ones regarding an additional two
mysteries within Ellis. Tallgrass was very well
written book as well as one with very vivid setting that described the little
details that assisted it so it seemed even more realistic.
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