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High Hopes for Addy (American Girls Short Stories #4)
In High Hopes for Addy, Addy's hopes seems shattered. Her baby sister, Esther, messes up all of her things, including her kite for the kite festival. Then, with Esther's help, Addy discovers just what it takes to make kites fly and dreams soar.
After you read Addy's story, learn how to make a kite like the one Addy and her family made.
After you read Addy's story, learn how to make a kite like the one Addy and her family made.
Hardcover, 39 pages
Published
May 1st 1999
by American Girl Publishing Inc
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Everyone who has ever spent any amount of time with a small toddler will appreciate Addy's initial frustration with her little sister. Esther messes with her schoolbag, tears a page out of her speller, and breaks her kite. On the other hand, Esther also saves Addy from her own attempt at self-sacrifice and nobility, allowing Addy to follow her real dreams and take a spot at I.C.Y. so that she can train to be a teacher, just like she really wanted. And of course, Addy learns a Very Important Less...more
Aug 17, 2012
Marie
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
American Girl, Addy, Civil War, History
Recommended to Marie by:
American Girl
I really enjoyed this very short continuation of Addy's story. I found its plot confusing however, there was really two separate plots that could have been separate short stories but were compiled as one storyline. First there was the plot of the kite festival. Addy was creating a kite for it, but Harriet was telling her that hers was better. Then there was the plot of Addy getting offered a position at the Institute for Colored Youth for next school year. The two plots were tied together by Add...more
I didn't really like it, although not at all surprising since i was reading it solely to have another book. The book is about Addy, post escaping slavery, she is living with her family in Philadelphia. She learns the importance of patience when it comes to her sister getting into her business. But it all ends up working out in the end. I liked that this book taught you how to make a kite. I'd recommend this book to little kids that like inspirational stories.
A really sweet book that shows how much parents are willing to go through for the sake of their children. Interestingly, while Addy's parents move heaven and earth to fulfill her dreams, Addy's best friend Sarah, cannot have those same dreams fulfilled because her parents are busy dealing with the here and now. The contrast is obvious, yet it remains completely unspoken.
This perhaps is my favorite of the short stories about Addy. Here we get a glimpse of her future, and of what her life will be like as she gets older. Once again I find myself wishing that American Girls would do another series of books that is a year or two down the road for each of the girls so we can see how they grow and change and come of age.
This review is written from the point of view of a mother.
Another great Addy story that explores sibling relationships realistically, while also setting the stage for Addy's future. Not much else I can write without spoiling it, but definitely worth reading.
In Addy's overall timelines, this takes place AFTER the core 6 book series and spoils some details, so this should be read later.
Another great Addy story that explores sibling relationships realistically, while also setting the stage for Addy's future. Not much else I can write without spoiling it, but definitely worth reading.
In Addy's overall timelines, this takes place AFTER the core 6 book series and spoils some details, so this should be read later.
Well, nice short story. The end. And ICY seems creepy for me, or is that because I basically don't like that sort of schools?
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In High Hopes for Addy, Addy's hopes seems shattered. Her baby sister, Esther, messes up all of her things, including her kite for the kite festival. Then, with Esther's help, Addy discovers just what it takes to make kites fly and dreams soar.
After you read Addy's story, learn how to make a kite like the one Addy and her family made.
After you read Addy's story, learn how to make a kite like the one Addy and her family made.
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