![]() ![]() It feels very heavy-handed to an adult reader. ![]() As we might expect.Reading it now, it's a bit preachy - Dorothy Canfield Fisher was an educational reformer and this book, obviously I think, was intended to underscore some of her ideas about the merits of a hearty, active, and self-sufficient education. At first Betsy is freaked out, then she becomes hearty, active and self-sufficient. You would think I had read it yesterday.Let's see, orphan Betsy lives with her milksoppy aunt and cousin, and when her aunt becomes ill, she is sent to live with other relatives in Vermont, who are hearty, active and self-sufficient people. It was amazing to me how many years have gone by since I've read this (although I did read it multiple times as a child) and SO MANY of the scenes and details were instantly familiar. Okay, it's not really that new to me because I read it as a kid, and then again for the NYBT book discussion group. ![]()
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