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Caddie Woodlawn
Here’s a quote from Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink, which I read aloud as part of our homeschool curriculum this year. It was one of my favorite books growing up and my daughters enjoyed it, too. It is based on a true story and takes place in Wisconsin in the mid-1860’s. If you haven’t read the book, Caddie is…
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Ava’s Man
I read a really good book last week called Ava’s Man. It is the biography of the author’s grandfather, who lived in Alabama and Georgia during the Great Depression. I love the writing style! Here are a few of my favorite quotes: “Some people are just interesting. They can’t help it. They just are.” “A yellow school bus came and…
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Anne of Green Gables
Another of my favorite book series growing up was Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. A film trilogy has been made based on the characters of the books. The first movie was fairly close to the book, the second one not-so-close, and the third one only had the same characters, not the same story-line at all. It’s kind…
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Juvenile Series Books
As I mentioned below in my post about Cherry Ames, I was an avid reader as a child. Some of my favorites were the popular mystery series such as Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, and the Bobbsey Twins. I didn’t learn until I became an adult that all of these books (and many more) were published by the “Stratemeyer Syndicate,” a…
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Cherry Ames
I recently picked up an old Cherry Ames book at a thrift store or a library sale or somewhere. (I’m a major book hound!) My sisters and I read all the Cherry Ames books growing up. I just loved them! Cherry made nursing seem SO glamorous! I was convinced I wanted to be a nurse till the summer after high…
