{"id":143385,"date":"2021-01-07T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/?p=143385"},"modified":"2020-12-21T11:12:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T16:12:36","slug":"ari-reviews-the-downstairs-girl-stacey-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/?p=143385","title":{"rendered":"Ari Reviews: The Downstairs Girl – Stacey Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Downstairs Girl <\/a><\/i>is set in 19th century Atlanta, Georgia that tells the story about a young seventeen-year-old girl named Jo Kuan. Jo and her guardian Old Gin live secretly under Mr. Bell\u2019s house who is a publisher for the newspaper called \u201cThe Focus\u201d <\/i>that is not doing so well with publications and public interest. When Jo loses her job as a milliner\u2019s assistant, she is assigned to take a job as a lady\u2019s maid for Mrs. Payne\u2019s daughter Caroline. Jo experiences a lot of hardships in dealing with Caroline in her new position being her lady\u2019s maid. Jo secretly takes on the role of being a columnist for Mr. Bell\u2019s paper and writes under the secret identity as Miss Sweetie. Jo\u2019s role as Miss Sweetie expresses her voice in sharing how society acts and exposes how prejudices play a big factor in areas of the city with its people. Jo\u2019s secret identity raises a lot of questions as Mr. Bell\u2019s paper becomes more popular due to her publications in the column. Jo\u2019s journey in the book gives young adult readers a mystery in solving her past and will she be able to figure out her past and overcome the struggles she endures and find her place in the world. Will Jo\u2019s identity be discovered? Will she be able to figure out her past history? Read more to find out what Jo\u2019s journey brings in the rest of the book.\u00a0 This book had a lot of adventure, mystery, and coming of age themes. I highly recommend this book for young adult readers who enjoy historical fiction and a great mystery book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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