A Girl Of The Limberlost
 

A Girl Of The Limberlost

by Gene Stratton-Porter

"Along the old Limberlost trail, my girl, torn to pieces sobbing. Her courage always has been fine, but the thing she met to-day was too much for her. We ought to have known better than to let her go that way. It wasn't only clothes; there were books, and entrance fees for out-of- town people, that she didn't know about; while there must have been jeers, whispers, and laughing. (read review)

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Rachel W
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I read this book in middle school. It was my friend's (also named Rachael) favorite book. I loved the idea of rising above your circumstances, and never forgetting where you came from.

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Kassiana
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Awful. Slow, preachy, the worst of books of yesteryear. Condescending and arrogant.

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