Mandy (Julie Andrews Collection) | Julie Andrews Edwards | One of my favorite books as a little girl

Mandy (Julie Andrews Collection) | Julie Andrews Edwards | Outstanding read aloud!

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	Mandy (Julie Andrews Collection) Julie Andrews Edwards Julie Andrews Collection, 2006 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 138 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

One of my favorite books as a little girl

"Mandy" by Julie Andrews Edwards is a delightful tale about an orphan who finds an abandoned cottage and tries to make it her own. Mandy's character is easy to love and you are drawn right into the story. Whenever Mandy is hiding from her roommate, you are holding your breath right along with her! There are several hard lessons that Mandy has to learn and I think that once she's set on the right track, she makes a good role model for girls everywhere.

I would definitely recommend this book. And if you enjoy this story, you'll probably like The Secret Garden (HarperClassics) by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

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Outstanding read aloud!

I read this book to my daughter many years ago. It still remains one of our favorite shared treasures. Mandy truly becomes a friend as you read. You experience her world as an orphan and dreamer. Every time Mandy enters her secret world outside the orphanage, you get to go with her through Ms. Edward's outstanding writing. I urge any mother or grandmother to begin reading it with their daughter or granddaughter! Girls five and up will love it!

Wonderful, wonderful book

I have read this book to my children twice--the second time at their request. It's a lovely story of adventure, exploration, and love. Yeah, I'm a softie, I get a bit choked up toward the end when reading it to the kids. It also provides some good topics for discussion in the family, like what can go wrong when you keep secrets.

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Childhood Memories Relived

I read Mandy as a 9 year old child and it is the book that I remember most vividly and fondly from my childhood. Now at 40, I have read it again and I'm pleased to say it has lost none of its appeal. For me as an adult this is a great book about hopes and dreams, about carving a niche for yourself no matter what the circumstances and about the importance of having a place to call home. Of course as a child I wasn't consciously aware of these messages - it was simply a great book to become immersed in. It created a world that, like Mandy, for a short time I could call my own. No monsters, dragons, fairies or special effects needed. I have shared this treasure with my sisters and now my neices and Mandy has become a firm family favourite. A great bedtime read for children that adults will love as well.

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Excellent Read

I still have the original copy my mom bought me when I was a girl. I've read this so many times. I see how many things in life I am attracted to have to do with fixing up and bringing things back to life with love. To sum it up, this is about an orphaned girl giving love to an orphaned house.

Truth be known I wasn't much of a reader as a child but this book along with the Narnia Chronicles have received much of my attention and affection.

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