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From Anna

Novel, Harper, 1972, 201 Pages 

Anna has always been the clumsy one in the family. Somehow she can never do anything right! She bumps into tables, and she can't read the blackboard at her school. Her perfect brothers and sisters call her "Awkward Anna." When Papa announces that the family is moving from Germany to Canada, Anna's heart sinks. How can she learn English when she can't even read German? Nothing could be worse than this!

But when the Soldens arrive in Canada, Anna learns that there is a reason for her clumsiness. And suddenly, wonderfully, her whole world begins to change.

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Annette akama said:

I still remember the song 'gie gedanken sind frie' that they loved to sing during assembly in germany, then when mrs solden told customers that her apples were raw instead of fresh! Such a lovely book!
 
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August 23, 2012
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Elaine said:

Miss Little really does amaze me with her talent for writing. It you ask me, being able to write good books is a gift from God and Miss Little is truly gifted. Thanks a lot for writing this book. I love it too!
 
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March 25, 2012
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C. Morin said:

smilies/smiley.gifLove this read. Ms. Little begins this novel in pre-war Germany and a family that feels the threat of the times. In moving to Canada the Solden family faces different challenges, but grow in many ways.
Ms. Little draws from her own experiences to create the personality of Anna, the youngest member of this family.
I use it as a novel study with my ten year old students. They love the story and can relate to some of Anna's frustrations. It is a novel full of hope, courage, and triumph.
 
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November 22, 2011
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Kate L. Morrissey said:

"From Anna" is an amazing book! If I were Anna, then I would never survive, but somehow, she pulls through all of the hardships in her frustrating, depressing life.

You rock, Jean Little!!!! smilies/wink.gif

-Kate L. Morrissey smilies/cheesy.gif
 
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Miahblais :) said:

Loved it!!! Awesome book I suggest that u read it. I read it for a novel study and I thought it was very interesting! smilies/smiley.gif smilies/cheesy.gif smilies/grin.gif smilies/tongue.gif
 
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January 08, 2011
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Irlanda said:

I like to read a lot. This story is vary touching and exhillarating. I am glad that at the end Anna's world is turned around. I once read this book as a child in braille. and now as an adult I wanted to order it and buy it. So I bought it from seedlings a company for blind children. I know that I am not a child but when I bought it and started to read it it brought memories back as to when I was a child.
 
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August 28, 2010
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Caroline Kim said:

I love this book. I think it's your best! smilies/smiley.gif smilies/wink.gif
 
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May 26, 2010
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michelle said:

Hi I LOVE this book soooooooooooooo much smilies/grin.gif smilies/smiley.gif smilies/wink.gif smilies/tongue.gif smilies/cool.gif smilies/shocked.gif smilies/grin.gif smilies/smiley.gif smilies/wink.gif smilies/cheesy.gif
 
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March 25, 2010
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Ange said:

Thank you for writing this book. It describes why I felt so relieved to get my glasses and moving from the stiff put-down German culture to the great down-to-earth Canadian culture.
Ange
 
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March 13, 2010
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leanne said:

A really good book!!!!! smilies/smiley.gif
 
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