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Indlæser... The Bears' House (original 1971; udgave 2008)af Marilyn Sachs
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Stuck in the middle of trying to be a kid and taking care of her baby sister, Fran fantasizes about being the one to earn her teacher's beloved bear house. But Fran just knows she won't because she smells bad and no one likes her. Her teacher digs a little deeper in to fran's life and discovers that Fran has no competent adult caring for her at home. Her teacher realizes that Fran needs the bears' house more than anyone else. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Although she sucks her thumb, smells bad, and loses herself in the make-believe world of the three bears' dollhouse, ten-year-old Fran knows how to take care of her baby sister better than anybody else. No library descriptions found. |
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Her father is gone and her mother is catatonic. Her older brother instructed Fran Ellen and her siblings to carry on as if nothing is wrong so they don't get separated into foster homes. These are very young children. Fran Ellen longs to dote on her baby sister, but she wants to escape from everything else. Enter some really sad imagination sequences where the Bear family are everything her real family isn't.
Pretty much all I remembered about this book, unfortunately, was that Fran Ellen sucks her thumb and she smells bad. Her responses to the world are not in her best interest. When I first read this in 3rd or 4th grade it made me very uncomfortable. As an adult, the deep level of failure of Fran Ellen's home-life, her inevitable bottom-position on the totem pole of kiddie politics, and her limited options for escape are depressing. Marilyn Sachs doesn't leave much room for a happy ending.
But there's more! I may get to it someday when I feel too positive about things.
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