Me too. I still pull mine out sometimes and read it with a mixture of nostalgia and horror.
It's so good you still have it! I don't know where mine is any more . . . I never, ever wanted to look at it again after 6th grade; I was too embarrassed by it.
What impressed me the most is that throughout the story Marie was still obviously Marie, growing older. Very nicely done.
I'm flattered you took the time to read it. And it is quite difficult to keep the same voice for someone who starts out 7 and ends up in her 20s, so I'm glad it worked for you. I really appreciate you reading it and taking the time out to let me know what you thought! It makes me feel more keen to actually try to do something with it and other stories of mine :o)
And The Little Princess--yes. That is the first book I read that made me cry.
Mine was Black Beauty. I didn't start crying over The Little Princess until I was older, but now I do every time. It's so hard not to.
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It's so good you still have it! I don't know where mine is any more . . . I never, ever wanted to look at it again after 6th grade; I was too embarrassed by it.
What impressed me the most is that throughout the story Marie was still obviously Marie, growing older. Very nicely done.
I'm flattered you took the time to read it. And it is quite difficult to keep the same voice for someone who starts out 7 and ends up in her 20s, so I'm glad it worked for you. I really appreciate you reading it and taking the time out to let me know what you thought! It makes me feel more keen to actually try to do something with it and other stories of mine :o)
And The Little Princess--yes. That is the first book I read that made me cry.
Mine was Black Beauty. I didn't start crying over The Little Princess until I was older, but now I do every time. It's so hard not to.