Review: Excellent Role Model
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 14, 2013
Although the setting for "The Stubbornest Girl in the Valley", Nancy Radke's 6th entry in The Traherns series, is in the early West, Samantha Web, a female doctor and heroine, provides today's young girls with an excellent role model.  Being stubborn does have its negative connotations, but in Sam's case, stubborness is positive in every way.  She's a self-confident, strong-minded, clever, loyal, and committed woman who meets any life experience she encounters head-on. Barnabas Trahern labors under the assumption that women should be relegated to the raising of children, keeping the house, and caring for her man. Therefore, he is somewhat unnerved by Samantha's abilities to handle rugged ranch jobs, tend to the medical needs of humans and animals alike, as well as cook awesome meals for him and his ranch hands with little in the way of supplies. Over time, Samantha changes his mind about women in general and herself in particular. A Great Read!  And especially, A Great Role Model for modern young girls to emulate! More stories with strong female characters are definitely needed in teen literature today!