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Another delightful book in the series. I realized when reading it that I had in fact read it before. It features many more relatable kid moments, fascinating historical details, and a total lack of Suck Fairy.
Gertie lies that she can tell time, and then gets stuck running to check the time for her teacher at the school clock, where she lurks miserably until some passerby rescues her. Most writers would use this to hammer home a "don't lie" message. In fact, Gertie spends so much time desperately staring at the clock that she eventually learns to tell time ahead of her class!
Slovenly but kind Uncle Hyman has a romance with Lena, a brave and plump recent immigrant. Everything about this romance between very unglamorous, middle-aged people is completely lovely. Also...
Lena contracts polio and her left leg is paralyzed. She's really unhappy about this and breaks off the engagement, figuring she's now not fit to be a wife. Hyman very much disagrees, and so does Mom, who convinces her that it's not so. And she goes to her wedding and slowly walks down the aisle, and there's an illustration of her dancing in her brace!
This was especially satisfying to read after What Katie Did and multiple other children's books that do say that a disabled woman cannot marry and must break off the engagement for her husband's sake.
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Gertie lies that she can tell time, and then gets stuck running to check the time for her teacher at the school clock, where she lurks miserably until some passerby rescues her. Most writers would use this to hammer home a "don't lie" message. In fact, Gertie spends so much time desperately staring at the clock that she eventually learns to tell time ahead of her class!
Slovenly but kind Uncle Hyman has a romance with Lena, a brave and plump recent immigrant. Everything about this romance between very unglamorous, middle-aged people is completely lovely. Also...
Lena contracts polio and her left leg is paralyzed. She's really unhappy about this and breaks off the engagement, figuring she's now not fit to be a wife. Hyman very much disagrees, and so does Mom, who convinces her that it's not so. And she goes to her wedding and slowly walks down the aisle, and there's an illustration of her dancing in her brace!
This was especially satisfying to read after What Katie Did and multiple other children's books that do say that a disabled woman cannot marry and must break off the engagement for her husband's sake.
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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
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There's multiple tours and I only managed The Hard Times one for my visit, but it was a great tour and super fascinating to look at the people's lives and the shifting demographics of immigrants in the neighborhood.
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