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Buddy read this with my daughter. It was her first classic. Now we plan on watching the movie together :)
Her Rating: 3 stars
My Rating: 3 stars
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My Rating: 3 stars
Sarah Crewe is a pampered little rich girl, beloved by her doting father. Raised in India, she ends up in a girls' boarding school to complete her education. Despite all that she's been given, Sarah is gracious and kind. She also has a vivid imagination, much to the chagrin of crusty Miss Minchin, the headmistress who hates children in general, and Sarah in particular.
When Sarah's father loses his fortune and his life, she is left alone and penniless, in the not-so-tender care of Miss Minchin. S ...more
When Sarah's father loses his fortune and his life, she is left alone and penniless, in the not-so-tender care of Miss Minchin. S ...more
I expected this book to be charming, and it really was. This was sort of a riches-to-rags-to-riches story: Sara Crewe is a beloved and wealthy boarding student, not spoiled but wise beyond her years. She has an imagination and pretends to be a princess. But then her father dies and she loses her fortune -- and the respect and caring of the school's headmistress. It is a challenge, then, to continue to be optimistic and kind, but Sara knows who she is: she is still the little princess, and she be
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I reread this for a Classics challenge that I am doing. It is a feel-good, beautifully written book for any age reader ❤️
A childhood favorite!
Mar 11, 2008
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