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Reviewed on September 1, 2004
Gr 3-5 Rector was an aspiring young artist living in New York City in 1912. During that year, the 12-year-old kept a diary; her simple sentences and charming pen-and-ink illustrations reflect on her life, thoughts, and wishes. To her entries Kathleen Krull has added informative sidebars on early-20th-century, middle-class life, events of the day, famous people, and about how this real girl might have been influenced by movies, literature, and some of the more progressive wome...Log In or Sign Up to Read More