The Promise

By: Jean Hackensmith

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

“If you ever need anything, Rebecca, you just let me know and I'll be there." Those were the words 16-year-old Jacob Walker told his best friend before her family moved to Oklahoma. Never did he expect that he would have to live up to that promise 14 years later. It was now 1931, and Rebecca was a widow, left to care for her four children alone. She was also the lone caretaker of a failing 500-acre farm. That was the least of her problems. Oklahoma was about to enter the "The Dust Bowl."

Good

Narrator mispronounced a lot of words and emphasized words in the wrong places. Kept me entertained tho.

Dedication

Historical facts about the dust storms and how it effected the people and the land

Narration was horrible and note to the author

Narration definitely took away from the story and note to the author PLEASE research grammar used during the time period of the story. Many episode of this issue during this story, but the use of “whatever” was particularly jarring.