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An Old-Fashioned Girl is a novel by Louisa May Alcott first published in 1869, which follows the adventures of Polly Milton, a young country girl, who is visiting her wealthy city friends, the Shaws. The novel shows how Polly remains true to herself despite the pressure the Shaws' world puts on her shoulders.
Reynolds also says that both boys and girls have been presented by limited representations of appropriate behaviour, identities and careers through the illustrations and text of children's literature. She argues girls have traditionally been marketed books that prepare them for domestic jobs and motherhood.
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The first series of age-adapted reading primers for children printed with large text and wide margins; in print for over a century. [18] The History of Sandford and Merton: Thomas Day: 1783-9: A bestseller for over a century, it embodied Rousseau's educational ideals. [19]
As they work their way through their freshman year of high school, Joss and Vlad become close friends. Joss develops a crush on Meredith Brookstone, the girl Vlad is in love with, going out with her for one dance. Initially, Joss is unaware of Vlad's love for Meredith, but later chooses not date her for the sake of his and Vlad's friendship.
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"Lolita" is an English-language term defining a young girl as "precociously seductive." [1] It originates from Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita, which portrays the narrator Humbert's sexual obsession with and victimization of a 12-year-old girl whom he privately calls "Lolita", the Spanish nickname for Dolores (her given name). [2]
A marigold as seen in a small field. "Marigolds" is a 1969 short story by Eugenia Collier.The story draws from Collier's early life in rural Maryland during the Great Depression.