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River, Cross My Heart
Author: Breena Clarke
Binding: Paperback
Published: 14 October, 1999
ISBN: 0316899984
$14.95
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River, Cross My Heart
by: Breena Clarke
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Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 
waiting for something to happen:
This book was just good enough to keep me reading to the end. Several times I considered moving on to something more rewarding, but the subject of life among African-Americans in segregated Georgetown (Washington, DC) in the 1920s is such an interesting one that I kept waiting for this book to fulfill its promise.
There's just no plot here. The book's focal point, the drowning of a young girl in the Potomac, happens right at the beginning. Then, people come to town, talk with each other, go to school,... more info
Enticing novel: 
This is an enchanting novel about growing up in Georgetown in the 1920s. It is also an insight to life in the African-American culture back then. It is about a young girl finding her way in the times and finding her future and finding her voice. It is a thoroughly enjoyable novel ~~ beautifully written too.
Johnnie Mae loves to swim. She longs to swim at the all-white swimming pool instead of the Potomac River. She would stare at the swimmers at the pool which is across the street from her Aunt Ina's... more info
Not the best book to read.: 
The book starts out slow, and it weaves its way through the past and present, which gets a little annoying. While it does have some feeling to it, and it does give a good insight to what life for african americans was like back then, I was for the most part dreadfully bored with the book. Not something I'd really recommend to people to read.
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