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My father wished she was Bob Hope’s mother-in-law. I adored her.
Marlo Thomas • Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny
Jo March of Little Women is one, the eponymous Anne of Green Gables another, Betsy Ray of the beloved Betsy-Tacy books a third.
Betty Smith • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)


A Little Princess (greatest vindication story ever), The Golden Compass (greatest animal character ever), and Little Women
Gretchen Rubin • Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon Self-Control, and My Other Experiments in Everyday Life
Marian offered her volunteer services as a surrogate grandma.
Kat Vellos • We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships
“Oh, it’s you.” Mrs. Wexler always seemed surprised to see her other daughter, so unlike golden-haired, angel-faced Angela.
Ellen Raskin • The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
