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Roller Skates is the story of Lucinda, a wealthy young girl in New York City in the 1890s. Her parents spend a year in Italy, leaving Lucinda in the care of two local women. Lucinda enjoys her year of freedom from the restrictive environment of manners, learning to sew, and the rules of being a lady. Instead, she spends the year skating around the city on her roller skates having all sorts of adventures and meeting lots of interesting people.
I appreciated the spunkiness of Lucinda and her shunn ...more
I appreciated the spunkiness of Lucinda and her shunn ...more
“Who wanted to walk through lonely years, right foot, left foot, and never change step---never skip, run or skate?”
That’s Lucinda, an Anne-of-Green-Gables girl, filled with energy and enthusiasm, unexpectedly set loose in the city of New York. Lucinda’s parents head off to Europe for their health and Lucinda is left in the care of two very relaxed school teachers. She travels around New York City, befriending the poor and the lonely, on roller skates.
What a surprise to see a girl of the 1890’s, ...more
That’s Lucinda, an Anne-of-Green-Gables girl, filled with energy and enthusiasm, unexpectedly set loose in the city of New York. Lucinda’s parents head off to Europe for their health and Lucinda is left in the care of two very relaxed school teachers. She travels around New York City, befriending the poor and the lonely, on roller skates.
What a surprise to see a girl of the 1890’s, ...more
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Carla
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Te-ge Bramhall
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