A Little Princess

A Little Princess

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

ISBN: 0064401871

Publisher: Harper Trophy, 1963

Ages: 9 and up

Interest Level: 4-7

Genre: Classics

Summary: Ten year old Sara Crewe was not a princess, but her father had always called her his “little princess”.  Her father, a soldier stationed in India, sent Sarah to Miss Minchin’s boarding school in London.  Before leaving to return to India her father gives her all sorts of beautiful clothes, a pony, a doll named Emily and even a French maid.  After a terrible and sudden misfortune, Sarah is left penniless, forced to work for Miss Minchin for room and board, she thinks she’s been completely forgotten, but then mysterious things begin to happen.

Read A-likes: A Secret Garden, Little Women, Charlotte’s Web and Swiss Family Robinson

Personal Thoughts: This book remains one of my favorites, which I have re-read numerous times and recommended to many people that have loved it as well.  The story is one of courage, self reliance, and friendship.