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2. A Little Princess
I loved Hodgson’s The Secret Garden, too, but it was the bookish, imaginative Sara Crewe that stole my whole heart. I was a girl growing up in Boise, Idaho, a place of blinding sunshine and little rain, and reading about Victorian London was transporting. Sara’s life was so different from my life – Miss Minchin’s boarding school for girls, her brief upbringing in India, her gorgeous dresses and fabulous dolls.
But the part of the book that I loved the most was after her fathe ...more
I loved Hodgson’s The Secret Garden, too, but it was the bookish, imaginative Sara Crewe that stole my whole heart. I was a girl growing up in Boise, Idaho, a place of blinding sunshine and little rain, and reading about Victorian London was transporting. Sara’s life was so different from my life – Miss Minchin’s boarding school for girls, her brief upbringing in India, her gorgeous dresses and fabulous dolls.
But the part of the book that I loved the most was after her fathe ...more
What a joy this book was to read! Even though this is not a Christmas story, its uplifting spirit makes it a perfect book to read at Christmas time. It is the story of Sara Crewe, the sweet, intelligent, pampered child of the wealthy widower Captain Crewe. Sara is seven years old when we meet her, and her father is placing her in a reputable boarding school in London while he returns to his post in India.
Over the next several years, Sara meets with great misfortunes and unfair treatment. It was ...more
Over the next several years, Sara meets with great misfortunes and unfair treatment. It was ...more
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