Danny and Life on Bluff Point
Mary Ellen Lee
Four Seasons Publishers
ISBN: 1-891929-20-8
Children’s Chapter Book
Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

Danny and Life on Bluff Point is a story based upon the real life accounts of her grandfather in 1894. The author’s father, Danny, is an average ten year old boy who yearns to become a man and make his parents proud. The only son in the family with three sisters who try his patience. A boy who does okay in school but has a bully that makes his life miserable. Basically, Danny is a pretty typical boy who finds himself in not so ordinary situations- like coming face to face with a cougar.

Danny and Life on Bluff Point is reminiscent of the truly timeless historical fiction accounts about the old west and life in early America that continues to intrigue every new generation of readers. That the stories are based upon true events and that the characters are realistic helps add a fresh aspect to this traditional type of literature.