Playing Beatie Bow: Library Edition

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Summary: The Perfect book
Review: A lot of aussie kids have to read this book for school, I moved to Canada before I had to read it so I was not forced to read it. I saw the movie on colonial day in grade 3, and have the book on tape as well as two copies of the book. I love this story- I didnt knowtice the historial context, i was too intrested in the love story with Juda, and abigail's journey- I love this story and i am dying to find a copy of the movie!

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Summary: A good book
Review: At first I thought that the book would not be very good because all my friendshave read the book and told me they dreaded reading it. At first I dreaded reading it but when I read it I found it was very interesting. Overall I throughly enjoyed the book.

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Summary: I tought this book was interesting .
Review: I am reading this book at the moment, as a child I think this book is good because it shows the realiseation of life back in the early days, and it is about growing up.

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Summary: A Good Book For a Teenage Girl
Review: I found this book very interesting, not just because of its facinating historical content, but because it was the story of a young girl growing up. I loved deciphering the Victorian dialect of the eighteen hundreds and looking at the many culture changes.

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Summary: Brodie
Review: I found this Book very stimmulating in the way that Abigail opens up her true feelings. I definantly give this book 5 stars. At first we were forced to read it and then when i finished reading it i LOVED IT! I would recomend it to ages 12 and up!

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: I got this book a few years ago. It was actually in a box marked 'discarded' since a family member brought it home from a library that was cleaning out their stocks. I was bored and finally decided to turn the pages. I couldn't stop because it was so interesting. History, adventure and a bit of romance all in one. Beatie and all characters were excellent. I read it every summer and count it as one of my favorites.

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Summary: My favourite book
Review: I have loved this book since I first read it when it came out, and I was 19. I laughed, cried, and loved along with Abby, whose character I understood so well. When I finally got to visit the Rocks on a trip to Australia, I delighted in seeking out the places mentioned in the book, but alas, no Mitchell Tower, and it was all so clean! It is a pity that as a set text, school kids are forced to read Playing Beatie Bow, as it takes away the magic of discovering the book for themselves. It will always be one of my favourite books, right up there with Jane Austen, and I recommend it to women of every age who ever felt like a misfit, fell in love too young, or dreamt of being born 100 years ago.

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Summary: My favourite book
Review: I have loved this book since I first read it when it came out, and I was 19. I laughed, cried, and loved along with Abby, whose character I understood so well. When I finally got to visit the Rocks on a trip to Australia, I delighted in seeking out the places mentioned in the book, but alas, no Mitchell Tower, and it was all so clean! It is a pity that as a set text, school kids are forced to read Playing Beatie Bow, as it takes away the magic of discovering the book for themselves. It will always be one of my favourite books, right up there with Jane Austen, and I recommend it to women of every age who ever felt like a misfit, fell in love too young, or dreamt of being born 100 years ago.

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Summary: I've never actually read the book
Review: I have never actually read the book Playing Beatie Bow, but I have listened to the tape and watched the video. Our English class listened to the tape first, so we had to imagine everybody and every scene there was, but the horses in the background and the tone of each characters voice, helped a vast amount. Mind you, when it came to watching the video, the characters appearance had changed a lot. Playing Beatie Bow gives an immense outlook on life between the past and the present , to how the way children grow up, with and without technology. I really enjoyed listening to the tape and watching the video of, Playing Beatie Bow.

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Summary: Great and Educat ional book
Review: I loved the book and movie.i really like the 1873 setting and aussie history. good on ya ruth park!