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Reader reviewed by Allyssa

This book is a classic. The main character's name is Mary Lennox. Through out the whole book, the reader gets that chance to see Mary grow from a selfish, needy child, to a mature young adult. Mark was used to getting everything that she had ever wanted, however when a disease spreads through out where she lives, and everyone dies, she was forced to move to a relative whom she knowns nothing about. Here she has to basically take care of herself. She does have a maid to help her, but her maid makes it clear that she is not her mother.


I love this book. I first read it in fourth grade, and hated it. I then read it in fifth grade and liked it a bit better. I read it, once again, in sixth grade and then fell in love with it. The reader goes from hating Mary, to seeing her as an actual person. They get to see her transform into this nice person. It is a really good book.