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Book Review By Ariana
Dreaming Southern by Linda Bruckheimer

Lila Mae Wooten is on a road trip with her four children to meet her husband/their father in California. After getting lost a few times, visiting out-of-the-way people and places, and making new friends, Lila Mae encourages a woman and her son to leave their home and join them on their journey. The seven people drive to California on a route that only the newcomers know. Meanwhile, the children struggle to make sense of Lila Mae's mix of affection and impulsiveness. The group ends up lost at the edge of the Grand Canyon and there the book flash-forwards 30 years to Lila Mae widowed in Los Angeles with alternately doting and distant children.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Family, loving relations Yes
Special relationship with - mother
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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