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Amy Reece was born in upstate New York on a stormy March night in the year 1956. She moved with her parents and three brothers at the age of six to West Hartford, Connecticut, after graduating from Watkinson, she headed for college at the University of Missouri-Columbia. There, Amy pursued a degree in English education.
Today Amy is a teacher and freelance writer who lives with her husband, Doug, and youngest daughter, Lily, on Martha’s Vineyard Island. Her older children, Ellie and Sam, are successfully launched. Amy spends her days happily teaching language arts and social studies to fifth and sixth graders. Her late afternoons are spent at a local barn taking care of her horse, Alex. During evenings and weekends, when she’s not writing, gardening, or grading papers, Amy enjoys time with family and friends.
Amy was inspired to write her third manuscript, Regarding Jeffrey, by a comment Lily made in the car on the way home from school one day. They were listening to a classic rock radio station. “It must have been fun growing up in the sixties.” Fun? Mmmmmm . . . it was a time of change. That’s for sure.
Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite
Regarding Jeffrey by Amy Reece is set in the 1960s. The plot revolves around Linda and Jeffrey and the struggles that they go through while coming to terms with growing up. Linda joins a new school in West Hartford, Connecticut, and she finds herself lost there. Jeffrey is a restless boy in the class, whom Linda finds annoying. Jeffrey never walks, he always sprints. Jeffrey was never still, he always had to move. The twist in the story happens when Jeffrey is accused of stealing money from the school baseball team. Linda realizes that she has to find the truth and fight for what is right.
Set in the '60s, the book captures that period when the music of the Beatles reigned supreme. The author weaves the story beautifully through this time with a lot of humor and heart-warming moments, taking readers down Memory Lane. The elementary school action and the love/hate relationship of Jeffrey and Linda will touch the hearts of readers and leave them wanting more. The elementary school adventures are relatable, making the story appealing and nostalgic to readers. The story is wonderfully descriptive and will take you back to your childhood and school days. The characters are well portrayed, making readers love them. It is a book I would recommend not only for elementary school kids but also for adults, especially if they grew up in the ‘60s.
