Danny and Life on Bluff Point: The Conflict

Danny and Life on Bluff Point: The Conflict
Mary Ellen Lee
iUniverse, Inc
ISBN: 978-0-595-44808-1
Fiction, Historical, Children’s Chapter Book, Middle Grades
Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

In Danny and Life on Bluff Point: The Conflict, conflict and change are definitely the key words. Life at Bluff Point has always been fairly peaceful. The people are normally friendly. Danny has lots of friends and family around. Everyone feels like part of the community.
Unfortunately, even in Bluff Point, times are changing. Danny is getting older and he’s able to do a lot more on the farm. He has a lot more responsibility now. His oldest sister Ruthie is preparing to go to high school this fall so she’ll be living in town during the week. Soon enough, Danny will have to make the same decision.
It’s been 30 years since the Civil War but in this installment Danny finds out that not everyone has let those old feelings settle. A man by the name of Mr. Overhouser has moved into the community from the South. Without even getting to know the man, people immediately start taking sides about if he should be welcomed or not. Doing the right thing isn’t always easy and sometimes it takes something really bad before people stop and think about what they are doing.