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Happy Little Family

Happy Little Family by Rebecca Caudill Source of Miscellany: This is one I’ve owned for years.  I think I bought it for myself after liking it as a child.  It was unavailable for awhile, but now appears to be readily … Continue reading

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Goddess of Yesterday

As a small child Anaxandra is taken from the home she has always known, a tiny island off of Greece. She is a hostage and yet is raised in the palace of a king. But her story has just begun; … Continue reading

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Forge

Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson Anderson’s follow-up to Chains is written from Curzon’s point of view, which was a huge improvement in my mind. I found him much more likable and easy to relate to than Isabel.  He clearly has … Continue reading

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Chains

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson As you can see from the cover, this book is qualifying for and winning all sorts of awards. I fear that at some point the whole cover illustration will be obscured.  I wasn’t going to … Continue reading

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Understood Betsy

I loved this book as a child, I’ve read it countless times.  Little Elizabeth Ann has been raised by her dear Aunts in the city.  She is a frail little thing who is prone to tears and easily frightened.  When … Continue reading

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The Crystal Tree

This is the final installment in the Golden Name Day series.  Nancy is counting down the time until she is reunited with her family.  It’s difficult waiting, but Grandma tells all the girls not to wish their lives away, and … Continue reading

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The Little Silver House

I didn’t even know this sequel to The Golden Name Day existed until I was an adult, so I’m fudging a bit when I call it a childhood favorite, but really, it’s a necessary follow up to The Golden Name … Continue reading

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The Golden Name Day

My first teaching position was at a school without a librarian.  My students and I would browse the bookshelves together searching for treasure.  When I spied The Golden Name Day I pressed it into the nearest set of waiting hands.  … Continue reading

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Betsy’s Wedding

Sometimes, an author should know when to call it a day.  Sometimes, you stop the story before the end.  This is one of those final books in a series where you sort of wish you hadn’t gone this far.  But … Continue reading

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Betsy and the Great World

This book went straight over my head when I was young.  Oh I was a good reader and a smart kid, but whoa. Although honestly, who wouldn’t be thrown for a loop? We leave Betsy right after her graduation. We … Continue reading

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