A Little Princess
By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Illustrated by Graham Rust
Published by David R. Godine
Rating: 10/10
This story has always meant so much to me. I remember reading it as a child and watching the movie. Laughing, crying, and thinking that I myself too could be a little princess, too. It's about young girl who goes off to boarding school when her wealthy father has to go to war. She is unfairly judged by the headmistress because of her wealth and when new arrives that her father has "died" in battle she becomes a pauper and the maid to the boarding school. The story tells the journey of this kind and bright spirited girl who does not give up on her dreams and finding if her father really is alive.
Though this book is rather lengthy, I think it is a realistic fictional book that older children definitely should read. She is not technically a "princess" her actions and how kind she is- especially when she was poor and suffering. It shows good morals and the possibility that anything can happen.
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