Together by Book Girls Guide » All Posts https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/discussion/2023-reading-challenge-discussion-groups/archived-2023/read-around-the-usa-ar-la-ms-ok-tx/the-homecoming-of-samuel-lake-by-jenny-wingfield/feed/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:22:47 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.14 en-US https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-1108 <![CDATA[Reply To: Should this book stay on the list?]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-1108 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:19:35 +0000 Becki I actually felt it had more of a coming of age feel to it so would have put it on the list for Swan’s age. I felt that in a lot of ways she was the main character (similar to Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend — my favorite from last year.)

]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-1069 <![CDATA[Reply To: Should this book stay on the list?]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-1069 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:21:31 +0000 Jaci <p style=”text-align: left;”>Having lived in Arkansas as a small child, this reminded me of the area, unfortunately it wasn’t as diverse as I remember. It could be any poor southern farming town. If Lifetime, it’s definitely multigenerational.</p>

]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-1060 <![CDATA[Reply To: Should this book stay on the list?]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-1060 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 22:59:11 +0000 Tammy Wasserman I think it fit the Arkansas placement. There was enough description of the area.

The story was excellent, but I was disappointed that Swan’s kidnapping resulted in rape.  I think the kidnapping and hiding would have been enough for her father to react the way he did!

]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-1046 <![CDATA[Reply To: Should this book stay on the list?]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-1046 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 01:57:50 +0000 Terry Jo Shackelford I think this one is a better fit on the USA challenge than the Lifetime Challenge. I felt like it had a very strong sense of place (rural Arkansas)

]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-1028 <![CDATA[Reply To: Should this book stay on the list?]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-1028 Sun, 30 Jul 2023 18:48:21 +0000 AngelaFromBookGirlsGuide That’s good to know! It was really hard to find good titles for Arkansas (even after Melissa and I stopped into a local bookstore to ask for recommendations on our road-trip through north was AR) so we were hoping it would more Arkansas vibes. But we’re so glad you liked it!!

If we put it on a Lifetime list – would you go with Samuel’s age or intergenerational?

]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-1022 <![CDATA[Reply To: Should this book stay on the list?]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-1022 Sun, 30 Jul 2023 18:26:25 +0000 Becki It should stay on one of the lists definitely — maybe lifetime? I think the place was relevant but could have probably been any small town rural area. That being said, this was by far my favorite book this month and maybe for the year. The characters were great and the story was good. I bawled at several places.

]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-896 <![CDATA[Should this book stay on the list?]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list-38/#post-896 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:55:00 +0000 Book Girls’ Guide Was this book a good fit for the Read Around the USA Challenge?

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