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Summary: Mandy
Review: I read a wonderful book called Mandy written by Julie Andrews. Mandy has an exciting and comforting plot with different kinds of joy and happiness sprinkled in each chapter. The first time I picked up Mandy, I was drawn in and I had forgotten about my surroundings and worries due to Julie Andrews descriptive words and cheeriness. I encourage all of you who enjoy sweet and kind books to read Mandy. I was intrigued by Julie Andrews writing style, characters, and touching plot.
Julie Andrews has a distinctive writing style. One example of her writing is "It was absolutely beautiful Lovely shells of every shape and size and all colors of white and pink and iridescent mother-of-pearl lined every wall and the ceiling too." The words used in Mandy are so light in touch and kind at heart. Also, I absolutely love the mood in Mandy. When I read Mandy, it seemed to make life so simple and filled with little trinkets of enjoyment and happiness along the road of life. I thoroughly enjoyed the environment Mandy lived in. Such as "On the outskirts of a pretty country village called St. Martin's Green, there stands a large, white house called St. Martin's Orphanage. It has generous tall windows and large, high-ceilinged rooms." This is why I love Julie Andrews's writing style.
Not only does Julie Andrews have a great writing style but also the characters are wonderful and alive. First, there is Mandy who is a bright, spunk, book loving 10-year-old girl who has lived at the orphanage all of her life. Sue, Mandy's roommate and friend, did not have as strong a personality as Mandy but was understanding and kind. Mrs. Bridie was the elderly woman in charge of St. Martin's since as long as Mandy can remember. Mrs. Bridie was strict and tries to aid and observe and help each child in a personal way. Last, but not least, there was Jake, the orphanage's gardener. Jake was sweet and generous but extremely protective about his ancient gardening tools and his gorgeous flowers. These are only some of the wonderful characters in Mandy.
The plot of Mandy is my favorite! I have always wanted a place to call my own where I can plant a garden of brilliant colored flowers and keep the cottage kept up. This is basically what Mandy is about. Mandy discovers a hidden, abandoned cottage deep inside the beautiful apple orchard over the "great wall" that inbounds the orphanage. The cottage is old, rickety, and filthy. Mandy uses the little money she has to buy exquisite flowers and borrows useful gardening materials from Jake. There are twists in the story that had me on the end of my seat! Mandy is an exciting and just plain sweet story about an ambitious girl who follows her dreams.
I truly enjoyed the writing style, characters, and plot in Mandy. I love Julie Andrew's distinctive writing style and the marvelous characters in Mandy. Also, I learned how wonderful life can be if you just pay attention to the little things. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone who needs a heart-warming story about how to achieve his or her dreams. I think Mandy is a wondrous role model to people of all ages.
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Summary: Mandy
Review: I read this a while ago, and could totally connect. I have a younger sister who, when we were younger, would get into EVERYTHING. My bed, my journal, etc etc. and i had to share a room with her!
This book really gave me hope that one day i could have my own secret cottage, and fix it up.
Mandy is a 10 year old orphan who wants a place of her own. one day, she hops the mysterious wall to see whats on the other side. What she finds is a broken down abandoned cottage. this storty is about secrets, lies, friendship, love, and home improvement ;)
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Summary: favorite childhood books
Review: I read this book when I was a girl and it was one of may favorites. I then read it to my young daughter and it was one of those books that you hate to see end and you think about for weeks afterwards.She was just as enthralled. The images are lovely and the story is one for every little girl.It is written with that wonderful English flair. We now buy it for a birthday gift each time she is invited to a party and describe the story to each recipient. Now her friends are buying it for other friends and relatives. To me it is a true classic, right up there with Heidi and the Little Princess.
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Summary: A Place To Call Our Own
Review: 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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Summary: Mandy
Review: Mandy lives in a orphanage, and though she's relativly happy, she still dreams about what it would be like to have a place of her very own, away from the hustle and the bustle of the orphanage. She dreams that beyond the high wall that encircles the orphanage is an enchanted forest, home to unicorns and other untold wonders, as well as her very own Prince Charming, who no doubt lives in a castle and allows the creatures to come inside during the cold! Eventually her curiosity prompts her to sneak off one day and climb the wall, and once on the other side she follows a path through the forest. What she finds though is not a castle, but instead an abandoned cottage, shabby and umkempt from years of neglect. Immediatly the cottage mesmerizizes her, and she realizes that this is the very place she's been seeking! A place she can call her own! She embarks on a journey to fix the place up, sneaking out as often as she can to dust and sweep and tend to the little garden, pulling weeds and planting flowers and making it beautiful again. But how long will she be able to keep it up? Will the kindly but concerned Matron Bridie forbid her from going? Will she be able to keep it a secret? And will she ever find her Prince Charming? This charming book is perfect for anyone who's ever dreamed of having a secret place to call their own! I have read it many times and it never gets old!
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Summary: Mandy
Review: Mandy
By Julie Andrews Edwards
Reviewed by Lily Pendery
I enjoyed reading the book Mandy, by Julie Andrews Edwards, immensely. This delightful children's book is about an orphan girl named Mandy. She is longing for a real home, even though she loves the orphanage that she has lived in for many years. She is also desiring a place to call her own for once.
One day, she climbs over an old wall to explore what is on the other side. She comes across an little abandoned cottage. She takes a few "borrowed" items from the orphanage to clean it up. However, she doesn't tell anybody about it. She wants it to be hers, and no one else's. One day, she falls very sick, but she returns to her cottage. No one knows where she is, except for a mysterious admirer that she never knew she had. Mandy is a great book for children for all ages. The author does a magnificent job creating the character, Mandy and her beloved friends. If you love books about little adventures, you will adore this book!
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Summary: Manndy- An all-around great book!
Review: Mandy Mandy, by Julie Andrews Edwards, is a very well written and eventful book. It starts when Mandy, a young girl living in a nice orphanage, is satisfied with her life, but longs for a place of her own. One day, she goes venturing behind the orphanage wall and discovers a little, abandoned cottage. She decides to make it her own place and with a few "borrowed" things, she manages to turn it into a nice playhouse without anyone knowing what she was up to. However, one day, Mandy disobeys the orphanage owner and sneaks off to the cottage when she is very sick. In the cottage, she falls unconscious, and no one has a clue where she is. In her story, Mandy is very nice, but when she starts spending much of her time at the cottage, she starts to ignore her friends. She is disobedient at some times, but she is still kind and good-hearted deep down. Her friend, Sue, really wants Mandy to be safe and is always very curious. From reading this book, I learned that you should never lie, you should never disobey your parents, and that your parents usually know what is best for you. The best part of the book was when Mandy discovers the cottage. The scene when Mandy falls unconscious was very detailed and suspenseful. There was not much that I didn't like, except that Mandy was not always nice to her friends. The ending is very satisfying and is a good conclusion to the story.
I enjoyed Julie Andrews' writing style in Mandy. I never got bored while I was reading and the beginning really grabbed my attention. Mandy had a good amount of details and descriptions: not too many that I got bored, but not too little that I couldn't imagine what was happening. The vocabulary was rather easy and simple because the book was written for and is appropriate for children ages eight or nine to age twelve or thirteen. I really enjoyed the way Mandy was written. I would recommend it to girls who like adventure and enjoy good books. I would give Mandy three to four stars out of four (*** to ****). It is just an all-around great book! -KES
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Summary: A very goodfirst novel, and a great read for kids & parents.
Review: Ms. Andrews tells an incredible, facinating, and delihtful story in this book, and parents should be recommended in getting this book fr their children. Mandy is a wonderful character, and I was rooting for her every step of the way, from her first journey to the cottage, to her strugles to keep her secret from the headmistress, to her ultimate triumph when the owner finally makes her fondest wish come true. It is a shame the hardcover version is a hard item to find, but I recomend the paperback version to anyone to get for their child's libary and for thier own as well. Stephen R. Saturda
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Summary: Amazing Read for All Ages
Review: Ten-year-old orphan, Mandy, feels like she has nothing of her own, and almost lost among the other thirty children at the orphanage run by Ms. Bridie, where she resides. She dreams of having her very own place, where she can spend time quietly by herself, and where she'll feel as if she belongs. So when she climbs over the large, stone, orphanage wall to explore the outside world, Mandy is ecstatic to find a lonely little stone cottage, hidden among the forest trees and shrubberies. With a few items that she borrows from the orphanage, the cottage becomes a home away from home for Mandy, and a place that she can call her own. To protect her secret place, Mandy lies, and tells no one of where she disappears to for hours at a time. But when she becomes terribly sick, and the people who love her are unable to find her, she must rely on the help of a secret admirer, whom she never knew she had. After reading MANDY, I am amazed to see that famed screen actress Julie Andrews, is as talented a writer, as she is a singer and film star. Andrews writes in such a poetic, and descriptive way, that helps the reader to imagine that they are really there alongside Mandy, helping her to tend to her beloved garden, and taking walks amongst the lovely forest. Mandy is a kind and intelligent young character, who longs for a family, and a place to call her own, whom you feel for greatly. Overall, the book MANDY was an amazing, and powerful read that will be loved by all, young and old. Do not miss this delightful story. Erika Sorocco
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Summary: I really loved this book!
Review: The book Mandy was given to me on Easter about three years ago. I started reading it and immeadiately loved it. Mandy is about a ten year-old orphan girl who yearns for something she can call her own. Thenn one day she finds it. At the edge of the orphanage there is a high wall. Mandy climbs over it and follows a path till she discovers a wonderful little cottage! The rest of the story is about how she tries so hard to keep the cottage to herself. I loved this story because every kid shares Mandy's feelings at some point in their childhood.I could feel Mandy's feelings as if they were my own as I read the book.
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