GHOST DANCER is an insightful historical fiction depicting the struggles and challenges that Eleanor Wilson faced growing up in 1950s, in the era where the then-Americans were dealing with racism, injustice, and the fight with Native Americans.
I would like to thank Alan S. Kessler for giving me the opportunity to enjoy this interesting ARC of GHOST DANCER. ( )

One of the best books I’ve read this year.
I really enjoyed this book a lot. I finished it about 2 weeks ago, but I wanted to take time to mentally digest all that it encompassed. The author does a wonderful job creating the characters in this novel. You definitely feel as if your going along with them while they discover themselves. It deals with some very heavy topics such as racism, bullying, alcoholism and dysfunctional relationships. All while set in the late 50’s world of sock hops and the Elvis era. It does a wonderful job of exploring the other sides of that white washed 50’s era we romanticized from tv, and portrays how a darker side of history was for many Native Americans, African Americans, people of Jewish faith, South Asians and LGBT people. At times, the darker themes can be pretty heavy as our young teenage protagonist deals with these social injustices around her, but through some of those darker scenes, comes through a tale of characters you will care about and how it will all unfold. This was an extremely well written book that I throughly enjoyed getting lost in the world the author created. The themes in Ghost Dancer are themes that are still relevant today. This is a book that will make you think and will still with you much later than the last chapter. I look forward to seeking out other books from Alan S Kessler. ( )

This was an early reviewer book. To start, I had taken notes on paper and placed it inside the book for when I left a review but a tornado took out my house a few weeks ago and I lost the book to it. That being said, I’ll do my best to review the book without my notes.

I truly enjoyed reading this book. It was a moving journey that touched me in many ways. It let me down paths that I did not expect and I loved it. Thus far, it’s my favorite book I have read this year. Set in the 1950s, much of it still touches on subjects that we are facing today— sexism, racism, bullying, etc. Eleanor is a unique character and her coming of age tell is touching and interesting. There are many lines in the book I had written down that I wanted to share on social media. I feel like so many people could benefit from reading this book, or at least learn something. I highly recommend it. Thank you for the opportunity given to me to read and enjoy it. ( )