Francie is Dana's daughter and Abby's granddaughter in this third book which continues their family saga. Like the other two, it skips large portions of their lives to trace Francie's life from third grade through college. In it, Francie has to deal with assorted changes in her life, including death, divorce, and friends moving schools. As this series continues, I find myself less and less interested in what happens to the characters. Too much time passes and there is not enough room to learn enough about them. It is a great idea for a series, but it is lacking in the execution. Recommended for die hard fans only, grades 5 & up.

The third in a series where I recommend starting at the beginning as each book talks about a generation and the happenings in that young woman's life during the current time period. I loved following this family from generation to generation and loved the ease of reading - was great to read at the tail end of the year and just finish a year with some easy reading.

I think a tween could be a great audience for these books and/or a mother daughter buddy read. The stories have interesting drama, but nothing too scary or traumatizing.