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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Note, Oct. 10. 2018: I just edited this review to embed a link to an online article I referred to here. (When I originally reviewed the book, I wasn't as adept at embedding links as I've become since then.) My first encounter with this book was as a grade-school student back in the early 60s; I'd rea......more

*3.25* i liked it, reading about Rebecca's adventures and childhood. towards the end it started feeling bittersweet especially with the longer time jumps and her growing up... I preferred the first 50-70% of the book, the lighthearted simplicity of it. would have given it a 4 if it had continued on t......more

If I were teaching a literature class, I would definitely use this book to compare the early American society that existed over 100 years ago to today's American society. I first read this book as a child in the early 1970s. At that time I enjoyed literature filled with wholesome views of life, fami......more