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A Little Princess is a Puffin Classis written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The story is about a little girl named Sara Crewe. Her father, Captain Crewe, is her whole world, likewise she is his. Mrs. Crewe died giving birth to Sara, so they never knew each other. Everything changed when Sara came of an age when she had to be shipped to an all girl’s boarding school. She was very popular it was almost as if she was treated like a princess. Disaster struck when her father died, leaving her as a poor beggar.

In the story the characters could definitely be real people in real life. Back then there were probably many many families that had to send their girls to a boarding school for a proper education. Sara Crewe has all the qualities of an extraordinary young child wanting to be out exploring the world. Also, Becky, the servant, is realistic because people used to have servants in their home ranging from age 6 through age 27. (Just a guess..)

I have read 34 books so far this school year. I have recently finished True Grit written by Charles Portis. It is considered to be a classic novel at a little over 200 pages. The book is highly amusing not to mention really easy to read! My favorite book so far this year was definitely The Running Man, a science fiction novel written Stephen King. It's not scary like one would think coming from Stephen King. The book is about a man named Richard who goes on a game show to win an extravagant amount of money for his low-income poor family. To qualify one must go through a grueling application process filled with other poor dirty men and relentless policemen. Richard gets picked to be a running man, a highly dangerous task, and is very resentful. You have to read the story to find the outcome of Richard's ordeal.