>Lived in MD.

Born and raised.

>This is what is taught in state history lessons.

I went to public school grades 2-12 in a county with plenty of Confederate flags and the delusional beliefs to go with them, and I have never heard this. And especially being Jewish, I feel I would remember learning this.

Only you can answer this, but IMO four months is not enough time to differentiate between the first and second readings. Spend more time reading other books on your list, growing and changing as a person, and maybe in another year or two pick it back up.

My favorite books I re-read about once every two or three years. By now there's no more 'deep thinking' that happens, but they're comfort books for me and re-reading them keeps them fresh in my mind for when I'm asked for a recommendation. Sometimes I do get something different from them if I've had major life changes in the interim, like moving, starting a new job, something tragic, etc.

> Neither book has ended with much of cliff hanger or contained a huge conflict.

That's why. Chambers isn't writing a saga - she's giving cozy snapshots into a fictional world. There's minimal conflict and no real villains, and the focus is on the goal of the adventure, not the journey. They're short, sweet, and to the point. Like if Tolkein just skipped to the eagles, LoTR would be the length of a newspaper article.

> Additionally I believe writing such a short piece of work gives her the opportunity to make it as well written as possible, all quality no fluff.

100%

But everyone needs to hear my opinion wherein I agree with everything that's already been said! My opinion is fact!

And less than a century later, the Flying Ace came along. Doghouse and all.

I see rhinoceros!