2.88k reviews for:

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

4.19 AVERAGE

coraldraes's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

leoniefnk's review against another edition

2.75

hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

edithcita's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lolalikesreading's review against another edition

5.0

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Brilliant book!

stripycardigans's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

gavinj90's review against another edition

3.25

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lottie1803's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

keegan_rellim_taylor's review against another edition

4.0

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Another book my dad read with me when I was a kid. It seems as though we went to a movie for this story as well. It has a similar feel to The Secret Garden I think.

tsucia's review against another edition

3.0

hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

nancyadelman's review against another edition

5.0

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Little Sara Crewe is taken to a boarding school to live and learn while her father is away at sea. While there, she has her own parlor and private bedroom, a horse of her own, a french maid, and piles of gifts. When Daddy's money dries up though, Sara is forced to work as a servant in the school and goes hungry quite a bit. This is the opening premise of this book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, also the author of The Secret Garden.

Having read The Secret Garden and A Little Princess, I can say that this book is far superior to Garden. In this book, Sara learns about the consequences of cruelty vs. kindness and lies vs. the truth. Sara Crewe is one humble character who truly cares for (most of) her companions. The story itself is rather predictable, though ultimately very satisfying. This book is labeled as a level 6 for Accelerated Readers and does have quite a few big words or words not in common use today. There are also some complex ideas mentioned in here, including the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette, and several other figures who were guillotined (this is mentioned in this book). Overall this was a great read and I really enjoyed it.