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For an orphan child whose life is filled with comfortable, predictable sameness, with no particular hardships, life is, well, all right. Really, what does Mandy have to worry about? So it comes as a surprise even to Mandy when a small restlessness begins to grow in her. This lonely ache sets her to wandering farther afield, and leads her to a startling and wonderful discovery over the orphanage wall--a very old, very small, seemingly abandoned cottage. Embarking on a clandestine domestic fantasy involving gardening tools and soap flakes, Mandy finds herself being less than honest about where and how she's spending her days. Holding her secret closer and closer to her heart, this imaginative dreamer inadvertently endangers her reputation--and her life.
For every child who has fallen in love with The Secret Garden or A Little Princess, Julie Andrews Edwards's 1971 novel will be a heartwarming discovery. Any sometimes-lonely child with a giant imagination will recognize Mandy's dreams and rejoice in her ultimate fairy-tale happy ending. Judith Gwyn Brown's Edward Gorey-esque pen and ink drawings (with none of Gorey's sinister air) are quietly memorable. Fans of Julie Andrews Edwards--Sound of Music star of stage and screen--will be thrilled to see her latest children's book, Little Bo: The Story of Bonnie Boadicea, or to an earlier favorite, The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Beautifully written, sensitive. A joyous novel." -- -- Language Arts
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ON THE OUTSKIRTS of a pretty country vil called St. Martin's Green, there stands a large, white house called St. Martin's Orphanage. Read the first page
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A book to remember,
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This review is from: Mandy (Paperback)
Mandy is a ten-year-old girl who lives in a orphanage.One fine spring day she finds a cottage on the other side of the orphanage wall. It has a beautiful room that is completely made of shells. I enjoyed this book because I like the way Mandy uses her curiosity. Also because, she is very determined to do things. She has a good sense of humor and knows that someday all her dreams will come true.
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I simply adore this book from start to finish. Mandy is a girl we all can relate to in one way or another. Simple, sweet, idealistic, and yes, she isn't perfect. When she come upon a small hidden cottage near her orphanage grounds, this little girl sets out to make it a place to call it her own -A refuge she can run to and place she can care for to ease her loneliness. We feel her disappointments and rejoice in her victories, we even feel the love for those whom she loves. This is a book about longing, wishes, and finding happiness. A pleasureable read for anyone who has ever felt alone in life.
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One girl...One secret...One whole new life!,
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This review is from: Mandy (Paperback)
From the minute I picked Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards I kew it would be a great book! How many times did I read it, 5 times. This is my favorite book of all times!I would definatly recomed this book to everyone I know!
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