The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
At age 7, Lavinia is a 7 year old orphan from Ireland, who becomes an indentured servant on a plantation in sourthern Virginia in 1791. Belle, the master's illegitimate daughter, works in the kitchen house and becomes the caregiver for Lavinia. Both Belle and Lavinia work along side the slaves on the plantation and they all develop a strong family bond.
Grissom is able to creat a story that is very compelling with characters that are very realistic. She paints a very vivid picture of the time period and the many terrible acts that were committed. The characters in her book were able to find joy in the simple things in life, even through the many sorrows and trials that they faced.
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