A Little Princess

By Frances Hodgson Burnett, Lucy Corvino (Illustrator)

A young girl is enrolled in a prestigious boarding school by her wealthy father, but her life takes a dramatic turn when he dies and she is forced to become a servant at the school.

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160 pages· 66,731 words· Est. 12.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Sara Crewe, once cherished by her father, finds herself penniless and at the mercy of the harsh Miss Minchin after his death. Struggling in a grim boarding school, Sara's spirit and imagination become her refuge. As she navigates this new reality, a mysterious benefactor may change her fate. Will Sara's kindness and dreams be enough to transform her world?

From the publisher

Following Sterling’s spectacularly successful launch of its children’s classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world’s beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve–all at an incomparable price. Poor Sara Crewe. Once upon a time her beloved father pampered and adored her. But ever since he died, leaving her alone and penniless, she’s been caught in the cruel clutches of Miss Minchin, the headmistress at the Select Seminary for Young Ladies, where Sara once studied. But no matter how terrible things get, Sara always has her imagination and goodness of heart to carry her through. This timeless tale of a poor orphan has won children’s hearts for a century–and continues to be a favorite.

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