Ella of All of a Kind Family

This is the fifth book in the series and focuses mostly on Ella. We still get to hear about Gertie and Charlotte's misadventures in babysitting and about Henny's hijinks in school, but the book does focus primarily on Ella. The year in 1919. The first World War is over. Women have had to step into men's roles during the war and now want something more. The Suffrage Movement has begun. Meanwhile, talented Ella is continuing her voice lessons and is soon discovered. Now Ella has a choice to make: Fame or family? Will she become a star or marry Jules? Older girls will probably appreciate this book more than younger girls. The previous books focused on all the girls which gives the reader several characters to relate to. Ella is a young woman now and is facing serious decisions which may bore younger readers. Overall it is a wonderful book and makes you wish all the girls and Charley had a book focusing just on them.

I enjoyed these books as a young girl, they exposed me to a new and different culture. I learned about Jewish customs from them and loved the characters. How clever Mama was!

This book was about Ella (I think you could of figured that out from the title) who was the oldest of the 5 girls and 1 boy. She loves music and is a wonderful singer and gets into the business of vaudeville..but is it really as great as she thought it would be?

As a Jewish kid,it was unusual to find books about other Jewish kids. Thats why I loved these books so much;I especially liked how one of the girls was always getting into scrapes. And it was romantic when the eldest sister found a really great boyfriend. I think of these books as a kind of "Jewish Little Women" (another favorite of mine) but you don't have to be Jewish to enjoy them!