Over the course of summers spent with a much wealthier friend, a country girl struggles to stay true to herself and her values in this tender story from Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women! When fourteen-year-old Polly Milton goes to stay with her friend Fanny for the summer, she finds that the Shaw family's wealthy city life couldn't be more different from her country upbringing. With her plain clothes and more practical interests, Polly is out of place among a crowd focused on following the latest trends and ...
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Over the course of summers spent with a much wealthier friend, a country girl struggles to stay true to herself and her values in this tender story from Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women! When fourteen-year-old Polly Milton goes to stay with her friend Fanny for the summer, she finds that the Shaw family's wealthy city life couldn't be more different from her country upbringing. With her plain clothes and more practical interests, Polly is out of place among a crowd focused on following the latest trends and presenting the right image. One of the few people who doesn't pressure her to fit in is Fanny's brother, Tom, but he's also one of the most annoying people Polly has ever met.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0448023652. White pictorial boards straight and tightly bound, in a not price clipped dustjacket, slightly toned with one-inch closed tear top of rear panel, now in protective mylar. An uncommon edition in dustjacket.; MCF04238; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 328 pp.
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Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Small closed tear on top front panel. Foxing on front and rear panels, spine, and top text block edge.
This is one of those books you just can keep coming back to, enjoying it just as much as you did the first time. I love this book, as it just gives you joy and happiness each time you read it. Of course, Polly is a bit to good, but even she has her flaws. The characters are fascinating, and you really love them as you read through the book. This book is still just as engaging and charming as ever, and it really gives you a sense of how the heart can change. If you like a happy ending to your books, read this one! Though it is quite far from action packed thrillers, it really is full of truth. Though there have been rumors of L.M Alcott preferring to right novels of a more tragic air, I really think that her heart was in these books, such as Little Women and An Old-Fashioned girl. Good for teenage girls in particular, though I'm sure others enjoy it just as much.
hnc5795wcnu
Apr 11, 2007
A timeless story of the value of old-fashioned morals such as kindness, meekness, and charity all woven into a great tale!
patty11g
Apr 4, 2007
Old Fashioned Girl
Once again Louisa gets to the heart of what living life is all about. She dives deep into the soul of her characters, birthing mirror images of the readers in our present day world. Old Fashioned Girl is a reminder of what life is all about.
