by Francis Hodgeson Burnett
This has been a favorite of mine since before I can remember. Sara Crew is her father's darling, but now that he is off to war, they must leave their home in India and Sara must start at boarding school. Even at her young age, she sees the injustice of her having so much and does her best to remedy it. She sees the good in everyone and draws all kind people to her. She imagines a better world and does her best to tell her friends about it, and to live in it as much as she can. Then one day she learns that her father is dead and she is destitute. In one moment she goes from being the parlour boarder to being a scullery maid. Now she must draw on all her powers of imagination to survive. Now she really can see if she has the ability to imagine a better place.
Audience
I'd recomend the audio to 3rd graders and the book to 4th graders. This is definetly a girls book
What I Love About This Book
I always wanted to be like Sara, but more than that I wanted a friend like her. I could relate to Sara more in poverty than in the beginning, but I have always had a place in my heart for Ermingaurde and Lottie. This story gives me hope in trials and makes me happy. I love how Sara grows and I love how everyone else becomes better just for being around her
Cautions
The descriptions of child mistreatment and of deprivation are fairly graphic. Also, if you are used to the Liesel Mathews movie, this does not end the same. The movie ending is happier and tidier, but I still like the ending of the book because it seemed more real to me.
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