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Title: Hard for child to read
Review: This is an important story about a woman who did amazing things. One feature that stands out is her interaction with so many other influential characters of her day. (Though this may simply be a result of the way biographers obtain their material.)The reader must note that the book was originally written in 1944 and therefore the writing style is very challenging (and even dull, in spite of the amazing tale that is to be told) for an 8-year-old. The sentences are convoluted, the dialogue -- which is quite sparse to begin with -- is confusing, and many archaic words are used. My 8-year-old, who has torn through 700 pages of Harry Potter, was very excited to conquer this 188-page biography but got stuck very early on and it was like pulling teeth to get her beyond Chapter 4.
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