![]() She makes friends easily, whether it be with the elderly coach driver, or the girls and boys in her school. She is ever curious, constantly moving, always exploring, and chattering away. First published in 1903, it is set primarily in the late 19th century.įrom the first introduction, as she boards the stagecoach as the lone passenger, Rebecca charms and entertains. While the novel is very different from Temple’s movie, Rebecca’s irrepressible character is the same. ![]() ![]() What a delight this classic is! Of course, I had seen the Shirley Temple movie several times when I was a child, but never read the book. Her mother hopes it will be “the making of Rebecca.” The novel follows Rebecca through young adulthood. In exchange for her help they will provide room and board, a suitable wardrobe and ensure she receives an education. ![]() Living on the idyllic Sunnybrook Farm with her six siblings and her widowed mother, she is sent at age nine to live with her two elderly aunts in Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca Randall is the young girl at the center of this classic coming-of-age novel. ![]()
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