Heidi

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Simon & Brown, 2011 - Fiction - 198 pages
Story of a little girl, Heidi, who lives a happy life in the mountains of Switzerland with her grandfather. She's sent off to live with a family in Frankfurt in order to attend school. The family's daughter Clara is sickly and Heidi misses her mountain home so much, she becomes pale and weak herself. Heidi begs to return home and the family sends her back along with their daughter Clara, and the fresh mountain air works wonders for both girls.

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About the author (2011)

Johanna Spyri was born in the village of Hirzel, Switzerland on June 12, 1827. She was tutored at home and attended school both at home and in Zurich. She married Bernhard Spyri, a lawyer, in 1852 and moved to Zurich. She wrote her first story, A Leaf on Vrony's Grave, in 1871. She wrote numerous stories for both children and adults, but her most famous work was Heidi, which was published in 1880. Both her husband and son died in 1884. She spent her remaining years writing, raising her niece, and doing charity work. She died on July 7, 1901.

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