Just David
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• Release: |
September 2009 (Anticipated) |
• Author: |
Eleanor H. Porter |
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• Year Written: |
1915 |
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• Nationality: |
American |
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• Genre: |
Fiction
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• Cover Artist: |
Joanne Friar
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• Voice Actor: |
Pete Larkin
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• Recorded by: |
Antland Productions
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• Sound Clip: |
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Do you remember enjoying a book under the covers with a flashlight long after "lights out" time, because you just didn't want to stop reading? That magical feeling of getting lost in a story either belongs to every child, or should belong to every young person in this stage of life. Our YOUTH AUDIOBOOKS are chosen with this prerequisite in mind. Imaginative plot, captivating characters, and wholesome entertainment alone could make our audiobook offerings a hit, but we add the requirement of time tested appeal. In fact, each volume we offer has delighted and charmed children for over eighty-five years! Thankfully, you need not hide the flashlights, but be prepared to "unplug" their ipod if they fall asleep while listening. Shhh...it's sleeptime!
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Kalliope's Review |
If you're going to fall in love with just one book, this one may be it. Completely encouraging, thoroughly positive, definitely inspiring, and filled with music that will capture your heart and soul, this is one of my special favorites. If you know of someone who needs to climb up above the commonness of life and enjoy a breath of fresh, mountain air, get them this book. I promise -- you won't regret it! ~ Kalliope |
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Short Book Summary |
Eleanor H. Porter, the author of the well known book for girls, Pollyanna, also penned a lessor known but just as memorable book for boys called Just David in 1915. Centering on the mountains, music, his violin, and of course the young boy David, this treasure is ideal for anyone willing to be haunted by goodness for the rest of their life. It is definitely unforgettable. |
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Read First Paragraph |
"Far up on the mountain-side, a house stood alone in the clearing. It was roughly, yet warmly built. Behind it jagged cliffs broke the north wind and towered gray-white in the sunshine. Before it a tiny expanse of green sloped gently away to a point where the mountain dropped in another sharp descent, wooded with scrubby firs and pines. At the left a footpath led into the cool depths of the forest. But to the right, the mountain fell away again and disclosed to view the picture David loved the best of all: the far-reaching valley, the silver pool of the lake with its ribbon of a river flung far out, and above it the grays and greens and purples of the mountains that climbed one upon another's shoulders until the topmost thrust their heads into the wide dome of the sky itself." |
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Pollyanna (by Eleanor H. Porter) Johnny Tremain (by Esther Forbes) Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (by Kate Douglass Wiggin) A Little Princess (by Frances Hodgson Burnett) Heidi (by Johanna Spyri) |
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Book Review | A story that is completely optimistic. I could not put it down. It is believable, motivational and uplifting. I can unconditionally recommend it to anyone! ~Joan Leary |
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Book Review | I read this book like all the other reviewers when I was a fifth
grader. I read it at my grandma's and I have never forgotten it. It
left a lasting impression on me. I am trying to find a copy of it so I
can read it to my grandchildren. ~Gary Hill |
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Quote: the Scribe |
"Small boys become big men through the influence of big men
who care about small boys"
~Anonymous
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