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ALL the Classics I Read in 2020

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This collection of short stories and novellas has several imaginative and strange tales written in Mark Twain’s humorous style.

Cornelli is only ten years old, and her whole world is about to change. Her father decides that Cornelli needs a mother-figure in her life, and invites a sharp adult cousin to visit and give Cornelli an "education" in manners. Cornelli is forced to "speak when spoken to" and sit up straight and always be perfectly tidy. She is not allowed to run or shout. She is not allowed to visit the newborn goat kid in the barn. Her cousin tells her that if she is disagreeable then no one will ever like her, and if she is disobedient then devil's horns will grow out of her forehead. Cornelli is terrified, and her father is confused about why his sweet daughter is suddenly sullen and obstinate. It will take the love of a special family and the advice of a kind neighbor lady to soothe Cornelli's fears and bring her sweet personality back.

This collection of short stories includes stories with Miss Marple, Poirot, and Parker Pyne. I enjoyed these so much! It's amazing to me how Agatha Christie can create this little puzzle in just a few pages, and lay out all the clues and a few red herrings, then cleverly reveal the solution in an entertaining way.

Heidi is pregnant with her first child. Heidi and Peter have the village schoolteacher boarding with them, and the teacher asks if her little sister can come and stay with them and attend the school. The child, Marta, is so unhappy at her own home, and she blossoms under the love and affection that Heidi gives her. But will Marta get along with Heidi's grandfather? The old Alm-Uncle is still hiding secrets about his past that might change the family forever.

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