SuitabookEmma's Secret
Veda Boyd Jones
- Reading
- You could read together and pause to distinguish the historical dangers from Emma’s personal hopes; afterwards, ask which part of the story stayed with your reader.
- Themes
- Faith and pursuing a dream: The book is presented as showing young readers that God-given dreams are meant to be followed. Faith is explicitly part of the book’s stated message, rather than merely a historical detail.
- Expectations about women’s work: Society’s views of women’s work are described as one obstacle Emma faces. This creates a historical social tension, but the book’s treatment of those expectations is unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Flooding and a cholera epidemic are described as frightening problems Emma faces. The severity and detail of these dangers in the story are unclear.