Mandy

Mandy | the first children’s novel ever written by the beloved star of Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music | Julie Andrews | is a modern classic.Mandy | a ten-year-old orphan | dreams of a place to call her own. Escaping over the orphanage wall to explore the outside world | Mandy discovers a tiny deserted cottage in the woods. All through the spring | summer | and fall | Mandy works to make it truly hers. Sometimes she borrows things she needs from the orphanage. Sometimes | to guard her secret | she even lies. Then | one stormy night at the cottage | Mandy gets sick | and no one knows how to find her—except a special friend she didn't know she had.This is the perfect book for ten-year-old girls who love tiny houses and stories filled with hope.