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Michael O'Halloran
Gene Stratton-Porter
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The story of a plucky, optimistic newsboy, Michael O’Halloran, who has been orphaned from a young age and asks nothing of the world but to “Be Square!” This is a warm and joyous story of how Michael makes life sunnier for those around him, bringing joy to all who know him.
The story of a plucky, optimistic newsboy, Michael O’Halloran, who has been orphaned from a young age and asks nothing of the world but to “Be Square!” This is a warm and joyous story of how Michael makes life sunnier for those around him, bringing joy to all who know him.
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"I have no doubt but it's every word horrible truth," answered Douglas.
"Sure!" said Mickey. "I just hiked to the park and walked up to the cop and showed him the paper, and he looked awful glum. I can point him out to you, and give you the lady's address, and there were plenty more who saw parts of it c. . . Read More
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Let it be known that I love Gene Stratton-Porter books. It’s her writing style, odd notions, old-fashioned values so unpopular today, and the deep-rooted belief that nature can heal all ailments. The way she views life is something of a marvel to me, and her work is worth reading for this alone.
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This is my favorite Stratton-Porter book of all time. I will never forget it. Something in my heart shifted because of the characters in this story and changed me forever. I don't say that about books very often, unless it's the Bible.
I had a real love-hate relationship with this book. I love GSP, even when she pushes the boundaries of sentimentality and preachy morals to their very edge, but there were a few adult characters in this book that were simply insufferable. Luckily, the children more than made up for it - they were wh
OH. MY. GOODNESS. This is one of the best books ever! My only complaint is that Porter's writing style is a little too wordy for me. Not that she uses a big words, but she just uses A LOT of words, with some unnecessary description. Other than that, I ADORED this book!
Michael (aka "Micky") is just t
Though Gene Stratton-Porter's style is "over the top", I have always made it through the gag reflex early on =) and become quite loyaly invested in her stories and her characters. Though often "larger than life" her imagery and skillful character development has previously made it easy to imagine pl
Reading with Hailey 3/18/05. I have really enjoyed Gene Stratton-Porter's other books so I am excited about this one. After reading just the 1st chapter I can see that her writing style is different in this book.
On page 428 and I find myself reading this book slowly savoring it. It is now my favorit