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Girls I Envied in Literature

Posted on January 6, 2014 by kara

Lisalottie from Lisa and Lottie Two nine-year-old girls meet on a summer camp in Bohrlaken on Lake Bohren. Rude Lisa Palfy from Vienna is a tomboy with wild curls. Shy Lottie Horn from Munich is polite and has neat braids. Apart … Continue reading →

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Girls I Envied in Literature.

Posted on January 19, 2013 by kara

Laura Ingalls’ nemesis in On the Banks of Plum Creek, duh, Nellie Oleson. “Nellie Oleson was very pretty. Her yellow hair hung in in long curls, with two big blue ribbon bows on top. Her dress was think white lawn, with … Continue reading →

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Girls I Envied in Literature.

Posted on January 2, 2013 by kara

Snow Treasure is a story about Norwegian children assisting their motherland by smuggling millions of dollars of Nazi gold via sled, past the German army. Helga Thomsen is a 12-year old tomboy whose: “black curls hung like sausages from under … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 4, 2012 by kara

Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900. Robert Herrick. 1591–1674 To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will … Continue reading →

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