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Deed So is set during the increasing unrest and turmoil of 1960s small town Maryland. Twelve year old Haddie is impatiently biding her time until she can leave the town. Quite shockingly, she witnesses a horrific crime. A handicapped white boy is attacked and killed by a gang of black youth; a black young man is also killed.
Civil unrest peaks as a white man is put on trial over the killing of the black man. Making the situation more volatile is the fact that the jury consists of only white peopl...more
This is the story of young girl named Haddie growing up in a rural Maryland town in 1962. It is told by the grown-up Haddie who is looking back on a summer that changed everything. It is a time of turmoil. Racial tensions are growing and seen here when a white man shoots and kills a young black boy who is beating up his son. Haddie is a witness at the trial. The trial brings in big city demonstrators and seems to trigger an arsonist. Also, Haddie's crush goes to Vietnam and comes back disillusio...more
Deed So is a novel about Haddie, who is growing up in a time of turbulence. Gideon, who she secretly loves, has come back from the Vietnam War. However, the war has greatly affected him. Haddie tries to be there for him, but she cannot begin to understand how the war has changed him or what he is led to do. On top of everything else, Haddie witnesses a white farmer shoot an African American young man who is beating his mentally challenged son. She then sees, first hand, the racial tensions and t...more
I was hooked from the first page and I found myself turning the pages until I found there were no more pages to turn. I thought the characters were well thought out and added depth to the novel. The characters are very likeable and the reader is able to see the story through their eyes.
The novel is characterized by the time and setting it takes place in and this helped make it a pleasure to read. The tone of this book reminded me of To Kill A Mockingbird. Overall a very well thought out book th...more
The novel is characterized by the time and setting it takes place in and this helped make it a pleasure to read. The tone of this book reminded me of To Kill A Mockingbird. Overall a very well thought out book th...more
Nov 26, 2011
Mareena
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who like historical fiction
Recommended to Mareena by:
Tracee at Pump up Your Book
Agnes Hayden Bashford - Haddie - is struggling with many things is the 1962 town of Wicomico Corners; entering high school, her budding crush on her best friend, Gideon, and waitressing at church suppers. She has big plans to escape Wicomico Corners and make something of herself in the wide world. Then, she witnesses the murder of a black teenager and the resulting court case exposes the racial tensions that Haddie couldn't even begin to contemplate could exist in her tiny town.
I enjoyed this bo...more
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I enjoyed reading this book. It reminded me of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The line of history in the book is right on target. All the tense times of the Civil Rights movement, along with the Vietnam War, is changing the face of America and Haddie. When the trial starts Haddie is thrilled to me a witness. But the outcome of the trial sends Haddie into frustration. And what is the secret in Haddie's own family that causes so much trouble? You'll have to read the book to find out. I highl...more
Deed So is the story of Haddie as she looks back to the year 1962 , when she was growing up in Maryland, US. She was about to be a 13 year old and like every child her age, she dealt with the same things - crushes, high school and so on. All she wished was to break free of the boundaries of her small world. But the 1960s were a time fraught with racial tension. Haddie had grown up in an environment that overtly accepted blacks, yet the past prejudices still remained, undrlying the whole facade o...more
This book was told by 12 year old Haddie Bashford and takes place in 1962. Haddie lives in a small town in Maryland where everyone knows everybody's business. It reminds me a lot of the town where I live. Haddie just wants to get out of the small town and move to the big city!
Haddie was raised in a home where African Americans were considered friends. She didn't view them as any different than anyone else. When things started happening in her town, she really experienced the fact that racism exi...more
Haddie was raised in a home where African Americans were considered friends. She didn't view them as any different than anyone else. When things started happening in her town, she really experienced the fact that racism exi...more
Apr 15, 2011
Laurie Carlson
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
To Young Adult Readers & Adults
Deed So by Katharine A Russell
In ‘Deed So’, meaning ‘we know the truth’, written by talented author Katharine A Russell, writes a very beautifully captivating, descriptive, and very hard to put down book about a young, innocent, twelve year old girl, named Haddie, with whom you will fall in love with, and almost feel as if you are her as she goes through life in the 1960’s. Haddie is far more mature for her age of twelve by the life experiences she lives through in her short life so far, in Wico...more
In ‘Deed So’, meaning ‘we know the truth’, written by talented author Katharine A Russell, writes a very beautifully captivating, descriptive, and very hard to put down book about a young, innocent, twelve year old girl, named Haddie, with whom you will fall in love with, and almost feel as if you are her as she goes through life in the 1960’s. Haddie is far more mature for her age of twelve by the life experiences she lives through in her short life so far, in Wico...more
While the 60's were indeed a turbulent time (not that I would know, but that is not the point,) reading this felt like watching a 60's version of a season's worth of One Tree Hill. Way too many things happened to this tween for it to be believable, at least in my opinion. Life can be like that, I should know, but I'm just saying that for all of this to occur to Haddie (our heroine) in one year is not reasonable. Transitioning between events also felt stuttered or choppy, not so much making it di...more
This story is told from the view of 12 year old Haddie, who is coming of age in 1960's Maryland. There is country charm, humor, politics, friendship, racial tension, murder and lots lots more. The characters are well written and they come alive on the pages.
Even though the book has 438 pages, it was a surprisingly quick read. The print is easy to read and the chapters short.
I really enjoyed this book and would love to read more from Katherine Russell.
Even though the book has 438 pages, it was a surprisingly quick read. The print is easy to read and the chapters short.
I really enjoyed this book and would love to read more from Katherine Russell.
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This book was very hard for me to put down. I'm a big fan of To Kill a Mockingbird and this book definitely reminded me of it. "Deed So", means "we know the truth". It is a beautifully written story with both characters that I loved and disliked. It is a great historical fiction of life in a small town in the 1960's and one I would definitely read again.
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I really enjoyed this book, it's one of my favourites!! The story of 12 year old Haddie growing up in a little town in Maryland USA during the turbulent 1960's. Slavery is abolished but segregation endures. Haddie can't wait to leave her hometown, that's her goal, that's why her nickname is "Brain".
When Haddie witnesses the murder of a teenaged black boy, she finds herself amidst the turmoil that engulfs the town. Conflict reigns in the streets and as close as home. Full of action that keeps yo...more
When Haddie witnesses the murder of a teenaged black boy, she finds herself amidst the turmoil that engulfs the town. Conflict reigns in the streets and as close as home. Full of action that keeps yo...more
Jan 05, 2011
Katharine
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A hearty story, in some ways reminded me of To Kill A Mockingbird . Haddie witnesses a murder and now the town she is so bored in, is overwhelming her. Her friend Gideon who she would love to have as a boyfriend, goes back to war and comes back a mess. The murder trial sends people from Washington invading their small town of Wicomico, creating havoc and her family uncovers some shocking secrets.
The story definitely has the captivating, engrossing page turning factor !! Highly recommend.
The story definitely has the captivating, engrossing page turning factor !! Highly recommend.
Filled with great characters, Deed So is incredibly easy to read with plots leaving you to want more. At times I found this novel reminded me of the classic To Kill A Mockingbird, either due to characters, setting or similar racist issues presented, I would definitely recommend this novel to people who enjoyed the Harper classic.
Wicomico Corners is a place that would relate to the home towns of many, and Haddie Bashford's youthful ambition and wonder is to admire throughout.
Wicomico Corners is a place that would relate to the home towns of many, and Haddie Bashford's youthful ambition and wonder is to admire throughout.
Enjoyed the story and as always, the history lesson during those turbulent 1960's. It's well written.
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Wonderful book and very well written. This was the first book I have read that was written by this author. I loved it and
recommended it to my book club.
recommended it to my book club.
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