Faith, Hope, and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Title: Faith, Hope, and Ivy June

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Length: 288 pages

Blurb:  Ivy June Mosley and Catherine Combs, two girls from different parts of Kentucky, are participating in the first student exchange program between their schools. They girls will stay at each other's home, attend school together, and journal about their experience. Catherine and her family have a beautiful home with lots of space. Since Ivy June's home is crowded, she lives with her grandparents. As they get closer, they realize they are more alike than different. 

                                                                     

 First things first, doesn't this blurb sound fun???

This book hit close to home in 2 ways. They both live in Kentucky, which is super close to Virginia. The coal mining was another hit. Now, for the two main characters. 

Ivy June Mosley: Ivy June is a girl who lives with her grandparents because her own home is too crowded. By the way. Ivy June lives in the mountains. The Mosley's wear hand-me-downs, drive rickety cars, and use outhouses. 

Catherine Combs: Catherine lives with her family in a big, beautiful house. She resides in the city, and is driven to school everyday in a nice car. 

THEY'RE POLAR OPPOSITES!!!!!!!!!!

This book was great because both of the character's perspectives changed. Even their family's perspective changed. Ivy June's family thought mixing and talking with the upper class was bad. Catherine's family just wasn't used to living in the mountains, not having luxuries, and being without a uniform. 

But, both of these girl were REALLY, REALLY bratty in my opinion. Sometimes, i just wanted to slap some sense into them. OK, I understand something happened, but I felt like they should suck it up, and move on. 

The Verdict?