Book Review: Beyond the Green by Sharlee Mullins Glenn
**Disclaimer: I received a free electronic ARC for review on NetGalley. ** Genre: Children's Fiction, Middle Grade Description: "Eleven-year-old Britta's big Mormon family took in little Dori — a member of the Ute tribe — as a baby. Now, four years later, Dori's birth mother, Irene, is ready to take Dori back. Blunt and feisty, Britta is filled with anger. How can Irene claim Dori when she's been gone all this time? Britta will stop at nothing to keep her sister, even if it means running away or failing to see beyond her prejudices." When I finished this book I was pleasantly surprised that I really, really enjoyed it. The story gave a soft 'Little House on the Prairie"-vibe for me because it was story narrated by a young protagonist in a setting from the past that incorporated real historical issues and drama, but told in a way that was easy to understand and flowed quite smoothly. I was even surprised when I read in the authors note th