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  <read_at>Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Squeaky clean book dealing with the reason for being, beauty, hands, seasons, times when one feels trapped in his/her circumstances, disappointments in parents (and the resolution of those feelings),being free from anyone else (good/bad p. 164), and an interesting Walt Whitman poem (p. 141 &quot;There was a child went forth every day&quot;).  Finally, the comparison of how love grows like winter wheat, susceptible to cold, wind, temperatures and the affects of strong and week roots.  Ellen explores her love and her parent's love in this story, coming full circle in her view of her parent's relationship. Like other commenters on this book, I really wish the author had added one more chapter about what happens to Ellen once she has learned these many lessons, but maybe she's emphasizing the depth and growth of her understanding which came to a climax at the end of the book.  That understanding will propel her forward in future relationships and schooling opportunities which were out of the scope of the book.]]></body>
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