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An Old-Fashioned Girl (Puffin Classics)

by Louisa May Alcott

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Polly Milton never questions the way she is until she visits her cousins in the city. Her cousin Fanny looks too glamorous to be Polly's age, and wouldn't be caught dead playing in the snow. Will Polly ever learn to be like the other girls? And does she even want to? Sometimes being old-fashioned is right in style.

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skandroma, December 24, 2006 (view all comments by skandroma)
This is a wonderful, charming, inspiring, and truly heartwarming book. The characters come to life and are easy to love, and there is much wisdom to be found within the book's pages. The language and customs of Boston in the late 1800's are also enjoyable and interesting to absorb, simply as they are revealed during the telling of the tale.

I have cherished this book since I was a child, and have returned to read it again and again throughout the years...it continues to be one of my all-time favorite books.

Highly recommended!! Enjoy! :)
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140374490
Author:
Alcott, Louisa May
Publisher:
Puffin Books
Location:
London, England
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Children's fiction
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary
Subject:
Girls
Subject:
Boston (Mass.)
Subject:
Juveniles
Subject:
Lifestyles - City Life
Subject:
Lifestyles - City & Town Life
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Puffin Classics
Series Volume:
10
Publication Date:
November 1996
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Pages:
360
Dimensions:
7.73x5.05x.88 in. .60 lbs.
Age Level:
10-14

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