Cornelia Meigs
Birth date: December 08, 1884
Died: September 10, 1973
Cornelia Meigs's Books
Like a lot of these old children's classics, this one started out with some promise. I initially liked Chris and his devotion to his Grandpa and there was a little drama (getting kicked out of his uncle's house in the middle of winter!) to get things rolling. But ultimately, this was really a snooze...
In the overwhelming majority of cases I’m not comfortable rating or reviewing books I don’t finish. It’s actually one of my big pet peeves when I read a review that starts ‘I didn’t actually finish this, but…’ But, here we go.....I didn’t actually finish this, BUT I got far enough in (a little ove...
This the second book in my chronological Newbery reading project. And, so far, it's the first book I've actually finished. I had to finally allow myself put down the 1922 medal winner, The Story of Mankind, and move on. This was one of five honor books for 1922 (the year that the award was establ...
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