Little Houses

[dancerjodi]

These were extremely popular amongst girls when I was growing up, but somehow I never managed to read them. Just like I never read Anne of Green Gables or The Secret Garden. What's wrong with me? I was really an avid reader. But I digress.

I have been meaning to read them at some point, easily found at the local library. This post just inspired me to check them out for another reason entirely, which I hadn't thought of before.

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Re: Have book will travel

[dancer.livejournal.com]

I didn't get a lot of the "cool" girls stuff. My parents were hippies/artists to a degree, and were more focused on hands-on/educational/crafty stuff and less into the fads. NOW I appreciate this, but back then I hated it.

That said, I did read a lot of the Judy Blume books.

I had the similar grade level issue, I think mostly because I spent the first 9 years of my life in the Wellesley school system and then we moved to Waltham Public/Catholic school in Watertown. My math and reading level far surpassed my peers and for a bit I had class on my own or with the next grade up. I was 'normalized' in 5th grade, and I wonder to this day what potential may have been lost as a result of the teachers wanting their lives made easier.

Maybe we can meet up somewhere sometime just to catch up and I could get the books from you? It would be nice to see you again, least of all. :)