Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Puffin Classics)

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Summary: THERE ARE SEQUELS ...!
Review: Wiggin, Eric E.
Rebecca of the brick house / rewritten and re-told for
today's reader, Eric Wiggin, Kate Douglas Wiggin. - Elkhart,
Ind. : Bethel Pub., c1994.
viii, 250 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ;
bk. 2)

Wiggin, Eric E.
Rebecca returns to Sunnybrook / Eric Wiggin. - Elkhart, Ind.
: Bethel Pub., c1994.
ix, 239 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ; bk.
3)

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Summary: Life 100 Years Ago
Review: A wonderful book for libertarians. This book, completely non-political, describes a time in our nation's history when people abhorred debt, education was voluntary, and charity existed at a local level. The characters are beautifully drawn with rich words. This book is also wonderful for those who have tired of the "Youth" books with dumbed down vocabularies and protagonists one would not want as a neighbor, let alone as a friend. Rebecca makes do with what she has, is thankful and kind, and works hard. Rebecca is the sort of girl we all want to be and have as a friend.

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Summary: Life 100 Years Ago
Review: A wonderful book for libertarians. This book, completely non-political, describes a time in our nation's history when people abhorred debt, education was voluntary, and charity existed at a local level. The characters are beautifully drawn with rich words. This book is also wonderful for those who have tired of the "Youth" books with dumbed down vocabularies and protagonists one would not want as a neighbor, let alone as a friend. Rebecca makes do with what she has, is thankful and kind, and works hard. Rebecca is the sort of girl we all want to be and have as a friend.

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Summary: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm wasn't a bad book...
Review: But it wasn't exactly a great read, either. My mother bought this book for me when I was about seven years old. Back then, I thought it was rather boring and hard to get into. Fifteen years later, I picked it up again, and my first impression remains the same. The author spends a great deal of time telling you how unusual, engaging, and unique her heroine is, but throughout the book, Rebecca's actions never back up the author's assessment. I felt this book was dry and flat. Who wants to read a book in which the climax revolves around children selling soap?
I found it all too similar to L.M. Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables," in story and characters, except the "Anne" books are so much better!! Anne is the heroine who is unusual, engaging, and truly unique.

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Summary: Heart-warming story about a girl named Rebecca
Review: I am 9 years old and just read the book. It was so interesting, I read it in one day! I think everyone should read this book because it really touched my heart; and it probably would do the same to yours!

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Summary: A wonderful book, get it for your daughter!
Review: I bought this book because I was told that it is similar to the beloved Anne of Green Gables. And it is! It's not only a wonderful story, but after reading it you feel like you gained something. That is very rare from books, to come away feeling like the hours you put into reading have left you with a lasting impression. This book stays with you, the story is so rich and engaging. The character is someone that young girls can understand and feel for. Not only that, but unlike many of the books our society seems to produce for our young daughters, this book will enlighten and enrich, not harm!

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Summary: A beautiful book that stirs the heart.
Review: I found this book to be very enjoyable. Kate Douglas Wiggins does a superb job of introducing us to little Rebecca, and we grow to love her by the end of the book,though by then she has grown from a ten-year-old girl into an intelligent young woman. This book also captures old-fashioned life in the New England area. All in all, it is a relaxing and inspirational book.

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Summary: Very enjoyable reading
Review: I never had laid hands on this book until I was an adult, and even still found it to be very enjoyable reading. The test of a good book is if the reader can enjoy reading it more than once, and I have already read it twice.

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Summary: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm wasn't a bad book...
Review: I tried to read this book to my 5 year old daughters, (they loved Anne of Green Gables), but the language was too advanced for them. However I couldn't put it down. Ms. Wiggin's use of turn of phrase and metaphor remind me so much of Mark Twain. I'm in awe of their common talent for making it possible to see a concept in a new light by merely a precise juxtaposition of words. Much of this might be lost on younger readers, but my daughters were nevertheless facinated by Rebecca's spirit; so much so, that they asked me to tell them the whole story when I had finished.

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Summary: Rebecca is the Girl's Complement to Tom Sawyer
Review: I tried to read this book to my 5 year old daughters, (they loved Anne of Green Gables), but the language was too advanced for them. However I couldn't put it down. Ms. Wiggin's use of turn of phrase and metaphor remind me so much of Mark Twain. I'm in awe of their common talent for making it possible to see a concept in a new light by merely a precise juxtaposition of words. Much of this might be lost on younger readers, but my daughters were nevertheless facinated by Rebecca's spirit; so much so, that they asked me to tell them the whole story when I had finished.