false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166153909m/10332.jpg 10332 12 For an orphan child whose life is filled with comfortable, predictable sameness, with no particular hardships, life is, well, all right. Really, what does Mandy have to worry about? So it comes as a surprise even to Mandy when a small restlessness begins to grow in her. This lonely ache sets her to wandering farther afield, and leads her to a startling and wonderful discovery over the orphanage wall--a very old, very small, seemingly abandoned cottage. Embarking on a clandestine domestic fantasy involving gardening tools and soap flakes, Mandy finds herself being less than honest about where and how she's spending her days. Holding her secret closer and closer to her heart, this imaginative dreamer inadvertently endangers her reputation--and her life.<p> For every child who has fallen in love with <I>The Secret Garden</I> or <I>A Little Princess</I>, Julie Andrews Edwards's 1971 novel will be a heartwarming discovery. Any sometimes-lonely child with a giant imagination will recognize Mandy's dreams and rejoice in her ultimate fairy-tale happy ending. Judith Gwyn Brown's Edward Gorey-esque pen and ink drawings (with none of Gorey's sinister air) are quietly memorable. Fans of Julie Andrews Edwards--<I>Sound of Music</I> star of stage and screen--will be thrilled to see her latest children's book, <I>Little Bo: The Story of Bonnie Boadicea</I>, or to an earlier favorite, <I>The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles</I>. (Ages 8 to 12) <I>--Emilie Coulter</I> 1575652 book 1971 Mandy (Julie Andrews Collection) total:1263|5:596|4:443|3:181|2:39|1:4| 1263 5377 1577 267 4 3 false false Tue May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 17:59:43 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 13:39:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Jul 03 11:49:44 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 11:58:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Mar 13 09:41:21 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 09:44:17 -0700 2009 0 1 false false Mon Mar 16 16:21:14 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 16:21:44 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 16 06:02:03 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 06:10:32 -0800 2009 Mandy, unfortunately, did not.

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