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Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)

Johanna Spyri

Start date: January 1, 2016

Finish date: January 31, 2016

Discussion: Old School Classics, Pre-1915

Why we're reading this: January 2016 Old School Group Read
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Jul 18, 2010 Naomi rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was one of my favorite books when I was a kid. I used to spend so long thinking about the mountains and the goats and Peter and Heidi. I remember being fixated on the discriptions of good- the milk and cheese and bread. So many things about this book I always remembered so vividly. It was great to read this again as an adult. I felt the same way about most of the things. I will say that I didn't remember it being as god- heavy as it is, especially towards the end. I guess as a kid I used to ...more

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Jan 07, 2016 Katy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: bingo-2016

Such a sweet book for children. A true classic.

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Dec 19, 2018 Jim Townsend rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Classic about a Swiss child who grows up in the mountains. The electronic book I read, according to Goodreads, has 370 pages, but on my smart phone it takes 818 screens.

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