“Princess?” Nan said, pushing herself out of her corner. “Who's a princess?”
The tiny doll echoed her words to the witches.
They all held out their arms and pointed at her... More > with their thumbs.
Then all the old women knelt down and bowed to her.
Nan jumped up on the bed. “ME?! NO WAY I'm your Princess. I HATE Princesses!”< Less
The Be Yourself Series books are Easy Reading Chapter Book for ages 7-9
Tomboy Tina is the second book in the Be Yourself Series
Tina May Jones didn’t like being a girl. She didn’t... More > like wearing pink. This made life at home hard on her. Tina and her mom bumped heads when it came to the clothes Tina wore.
Just as the boys at school were allowing her to play games with them, Tina’s mom gives her some news that would change her life.
And on her last day at Oceanview, Tina realizes that being a girl isn’t so bad after all.
Be Yourself Series is about five girls and the boy who makes their days at school not very fun. They all attend Oceanview Elementary School and are in Miss Brown's second grade class.
Take a fun-filled ride with them as they try to deal with the everyday dilemmas that young children face; at home and at school.< Less
The Be Yourself Series books are Easy Reading Chapter Book for ages 7-9
Tomboy Tina is the second book in the Be Yourself Series
Tina May Jones didn’t like being a girl. She didn’t... More > like wearing pink. This made life at home hard on her. Tina and her mom bumped heads when it came to the clothes Tina wore.
Just as the boys at school were allowing her to play games with them, Tina’s mom gives her some news that would change her life.
And on her last day at Oceanview, Tina realizes that being a girl isn’t so bad after all.
Be Yourself Series is about five girls and the boy who makes their days at school not very fun. They all attend Oceanview Elementary School and are in Miss Brown's second grade class.
Take a fun-filled ride with them as they try to deal with the everyday dilemmas that young children face; at home and at school.< Less
Her first published novel was A Terrible Tomboy (1905), but this was not strictly a school story. The story was autobiographical, with Brazil represented as the principal character Peggy, and her... More > friend Leila Langdale, appearing as Lilian. It was an early success for Brazil, and did well in the United States, perhaps as a result of the popularity of Tomboy stories, which had grown in popularity in that country since the mid 19th Century.
Her long sequence of school stories did not commence until the publication of her second novel The Fortunes of Philippa (1906). The novel was based on her mother, Angelica Brazil, who had grown up in Rio de Janeiro and attended an English boarding school at the age of 10, finding the English culture, school life and climate confronting.< Less
