A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett • BookLikes (ISBN:0140371133)

A Little Princess

by: Frances Hodgson Burnett (author)

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Sara Crewe is a lively, friendly girl with a loving father who provides her with the best that money can buy. Un like her selfish and cruel teacher Miss Minchin, who runs the school where Sara boards, she does justivce to her wealthy status by behaving wiht the grace adn compassion worthy of "a little princess." One day, however, her life changes dramatically, and for the first time in her life she has to face hardship and poverty. But her vivid imagination, together with a little bit of magic, ensure a happy and inspiring conclusion.

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ISBN: 9780140371130 (0140371133)

Publish date: 1996-01-25

Publisher: Puffin

Pages no: 224

Edition language: English

Category:

Young Adult, Childrens, Classics, Historical Fiction, Fiction

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A Man With An Agenda rated it

5 years ago

http://Myles.booklikes.com A Man With An Agenda 4.0 A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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'A Little Princess' is the story of young Sara Crewe. She is brought by her father from India to be boarded and educated in London at a select school. Her father arranges for her to have a ridiculous abundance of luxuries - which, somehow, don't spoil her - and special priviledges from the headmistr...

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The better to see you, my dear rated it

8 years ago

http://Zanahoria.booklikes.com The better to see you, my dear 5.0 You are what you do

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Gorgeous introspective book. Reading this right after The Secret Garden, it's easy to be amazed and enchanted by Hogson Burnett's ability to transport the reader to that state in childhood where the mundane is made magical with barely a flick of the mind. I reckon that's one of the draws of these bo...

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warrior rated it

8 years ago

http://warrior.booklikes.com warrior 5.0 A Little Princess

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I used to love the movie when I was a kid, so I guess it's not surprising that I adored the book as well -the book was a product of its time and the style of it has definitely aged (the sheer amount of ejaculations in it!) - but overall the idea still remains - it is this really positive, really opt...

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DoctorDonna rated it

9 years ago

http://DoctorDonna.booklikes.com DoctorDonna 4.0 A Little Princess, with eBook

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One of my favorites from my childhood.

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