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Enjoyable, but not enough Joel and David!
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Five Little Peppers #8
Five Little Peppers at School
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While her brothers are away at boarding school, Polly Pepper and her classmates are involved in a train accident that leaves the brakeman's wife a widow, so Polly tries to raise money for the brakeman's family
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1903
This edition
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320 pages, Paperback
- Published
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January 1, 1988 by Yearling
- ISBN
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9780440400356
- ASIN
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044040035X
- Language
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English
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Fun! Joel finally grows up a bit.
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I'm enjoying reading this series again...this one I know I don't actually have in my own book collection...but I do remember reading years ago. I just really love the wholesomeness of the plots, the characters...etc.
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It’s really interesting how the Peppers’ morals and behaviors hold up when they’re not always with Mamsie or Mr King, especially considering how young they are
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This book drove me nuts because I had a crush on Ben when I was a kid and he's pretty much written off for the rest of the series. And I really didn't understand why he couldn't go to school too.
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I truly love the little pepper books!!! They're so homey and heartwarming. You can always be sure that the Peppers will behave well and look out for others, that they'll make the best of whatever comes their way, and that you'll put the book down feeling happy and contented. I will never not read their books, and I will eventually acquire them all too.
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We've hit eighth in the series, and the Peppers are wealthy, their social position is established, and they're wildly popular. Doesn't leave much scope for drama, especially since the Peppers are both well behaved and touchingly devoted to Mamsie. Gave up somewhere around the middle, with a few skip-aheads. I think I'll re-read the "Five Little Peppers and How They Grew" instead.
2/5. Available on Gutenberg.
2/5. Available on Gutenberg.
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I don't have a real problem with this book (besides the normal Victorian perspectives on patronization and race, which I addressed to my children when we encountered them) but I don't really have praises to sing either. The story was a bit disjointed without any apparent destination in mind. We take detours that seem to serve no purpose. The family is kind and want to do right all the time, so it makes for a pleasant read, but there was also a people-pleasing aspect that I want to be cautious about my children internalizing. It does give insight into people and perspectives of the era.
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