The story of a girl who held to the 'good old fashions' which make a woman truly beautiful.

This is a classic book. It is a great book for young girls. I think it was pretty good, except it was a little unorganized.
In all I loved it! Polly and Maud are great characters. It is great to read on snowy winter days. I t was about a girl, named Polly, who is from the country and goes to visit her cousins in the city. They think she is plain and "old-fashioned". They later understand her and learn to like her.
I hope you can read it, too. ( )

This is one of the books that set my moral compass during my middle school years. Being a "bad girl" had so much more allure and appearance of a reward, but this book was one that helped me decide that learning was more important than other hormonal pursuits. Real life moves at a much slower pace and the rewards for standing apart from the crowd take much longer to materialize. I still pick it up from time to time. It helps to remind me that we often do not see the impact we have on other people. We are far more influential than we assume. ( )

gave up few chapters in, reread soon ( )

I enjoyed this book, as much for its social commentary as for its plot. While Polly is "old-fashioned" in terms of behavior and values (simplicity and family), she is also "modern" in her pursuit of positive feminine contribution to the world at large. Actually, much of this book reminded me, surprisingly, of Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park". Although Polly is a much more "active' heroine than Fanny was. ( )