As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
226 pp.
| Knopf |
October, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-375-86685-2$15.99
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-375-96685-9$18.99 New ed. (1952, Lippincott)
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Mary GrandPré.
Orphans Nancy and Plum lead deprived lives at cruel Mrs. Monday's boarding school. The sisters manage to escape her clutches, find wonderful new guardians, and even improve the lot of other orphans. Modern readers may not recognize the era's mores, but they'll love domestic Nancy and tomboy Plum. GrandPré's new pencil and wash illustrations strike just the right note: old-fashioned yet cheeky.