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Post by goldfinch1 on Feb 26, 2021 20:07:16 GMT -5
I have never read this classic in children's literature- but I can see the Walton's girls reading "Heidi" since it is about a girl who lives in the mountains. And it just seems like something children in the 1930s would read and probably be available in most libraries and schools. I'm almost sure it was mentioned that Elizabeth read Heidi. Do you recall the episode where Mary Ellen as county nurse takes a girl in who her dying grandfather wanted her to marry a 30+ year old man even though the girl herself was probably younger than Elizabeth. And later on the man kidnaps Elizabeth to force them to give the girl back. But anyway, before that happens, Elizabeth is talking to the girl and the girl says that someone read her part of a story once about a little girl that lived in the mountains with her grandfather. Elizabeth tells her the title of the book is Heidi. Yes the episode you refer to is from Season 9 : The Hostage 😊🌸
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Post by boatwright on Feb 27, 2021 1:30:02 GMT -5
Elizabeth would like Beverly Cleary's books.
She'd also like the book Harriet the Spy, by Louise FItzahugh
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Post by JessicaGirlSpy on Feb 27, 2021 10:49:52 GMT -5
I have never read this classic in children's literature- but I can see the Walton's girls reading "Heidi" since it is about a girl who lives in the mountains. And it just seems like something children in the 1930s would read and probably be available in most libraries and schools. I'm almost sure it was mentioned that Elizabeth read Heidi. Do you recall the episode where Mary Ellen as county nurse takes a girl in who her dying grandfather wanted her to marry a 30+ year old man even though the girl herself was probably younger than Elizabeth. And later on the man kidnaps Elizabeth to force them to give the girl back. But anyway, before that happens, Elizabeth is talking to the girl and the girl says that someone read her part of a story once about a little girl that lived in the mountains with her grandfather. Elizabeth tells her the title of the book is Heidi. you're right. A few hours after I posted this I had this delayed insight. Glad to here she read The book. I will have to read it next!
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Post by goodnight on Feb 27, 2021 14:27:24 GMT -5
I'm almost sure it was mentioned that Elizabeth read Heidi. Do you recall the episode where Mary Ellen as county nurse takes a girl in who her dying grandfather wanted her to marry a 30+ year old man even though the girl herself was probably younger than Elizabeth. And later on the man kidnaps Elizabeth to force them to give the girl back. But anyway, before that happens, Elizabeth is talking to the girl and the girl says that someone read her part of a story once about a little girl that lived in the mountains with her grandfather. Elizabeth tells her the title of the book is Heidi. you're right. A few hours after I posted this I had this delayed insight. Glad to here she read The book. I will have to read it next! JessicaGirlSpy, Have you ever read the sequels to Heidi? They are Heidi Grows Up and Heidi's Children.
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Post by Brenda on Feb 27, 2021 16:24:49 GMT -5
Earl Hamner wrote a screenplay for a TV movie based on the book Heidi. He wrote about it on his blog. www.earlhamner.com/heidi.htmlThe movie was most famous for the NFL football game it interrupted. Earl wrote the details about that in his blog entry.
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Post by Easton on Feb 27, 2021 16:46:41 GMT -5
^ Good article. I loved the aftermath of the game interruption. Reminds me of all the times Judge Judy was interrupted by the most boring and monotonous coach ever - Bill Belichick when the Patriots were in the news.
My only complaint about the article was that it was very difficult for me to read without making a few browser adjustments.
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Post by Brenda on Feb 27, 2021 16:59:55 GMT -5
The Pro Football Hall of Fame even has an article about the incident. The Heidi Game
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Post by Easton on Feb 27, 2021 17:24:27 GMT -5
^ I know enough about football to know that 1:05 left on the clock can take a half-hour to play.
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Post by jatg on Feb 27, 2021 20:26:08 GMT -5
Elizabeth would like Beverly Cleary's books. She'd also like the book Harriet the Spy, by Louise FItzahugh A young Elizabeth would've loved Beverly Cleary's books and Harriett the Spy had they been published earlier. Cleary's first book wasn't published until 1950, Harriett the Spy in the mid'60s, I think, but surely Elizabeth would've read them to her children and grandchildren.
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Post by JessicaGirlSpy on Feb 28, 2021 16:37:14 GMT -5
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. It made cry when I read it
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Post by JessicaGirlSpy on Mar 2, 2021 22:38:25 GMT -5
Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau. I can see story where Elizabeth, inspired by reading Thoreau's Civil Disobedience, takes a major and courageous stand against a wrong she is seeing. Even going against her parent's wishes as she stand by the courage of her convictions.
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Post by jatg on Mar 3, 2021 9:30:48 GMT -5
Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau. I can see story where Elizabeth, inspired by reading Thoreau's Civil Disobedience, takes a major and courageous stand against a wrong she is seeing. Even going against her parent's wishes as she stand by the courage of her convictions. When I mentioned Thoreau as a writer Elizabeth would appreciate, I was thinking of his writings on nature and the environment, but I hadn't thought of Civil Disobedience--you're absolutely right. All the Waltons are capable of standing for social justice, as they did on several occasions on issues of race. Mary Ellen and Erin both worked in male-dominated careers, sometimes despite the initial protests of John and/or Olivia, but they eventually accepted their daughters' choices and even embraced them. I can't think of a time when Elizabeth went against the express wishes of her parents on a social justice issue, but she had the courage to do it.
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Post by JessicaGirlSpy on Aug 26, 2021 22:30:45 GMT -5
I think Elizabeth would enjoy 'Caddie Woodlawn' by Carol Ryrie Bank. ( published 1935) the Walton girls might also enjoy 'What Katy Did by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey.
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Post by goodnight on Aug 26, 2021 23:27:42 GMT -5
I think Elizabeth would enjoy 'Caddie Woodlawn' by Carol Ryrie Bank. ( published 1935) the Walton girls might also enjoy 'What Katy Did by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey. Caddie Woodlawn has a sequel. I think it's called Magical Melons.
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Post by carol on Aug 28, 2021 0:09:56 GMT -5
In the episode where Erin was trying to take a weeks vacation at home and JD kept coming to the house didn't she say she was reading War And Peace? I think Erin gave up her travel plans so Cindy could have the gas coupons to go meet Ben in Norfolk.
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