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An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving

Louisa May Alcott,

James Bernardin (Illustrator)

Start date: November 15, 2016

Finish date: December 14, 2016

Discussion: "Let us Chat a Moment!"

Why we're reading this: It is the season for Thanksgiving an annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a tradit…more
[close] It is the season for Thanksgiving an annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a traditional meal including turkey. The holiday commemorates a harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621, and is held in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. A similar holiday is held in Canada, usually on the second Monday in October.

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I love this type of story that harks back to simpler times when the most important things in life were faith and family. Louisa May Alcott wrote this story in 1881, but she set the story in 1821 in rural New Hampshire. It is a simple story of illness in the family at Thanksgiving time, and the children stepping up to try to prepare the Thanksgiving meal in their parents' absence. With all of our advancements today, we somehow still seek the simple joy these kids experienced working to provide an ...more

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