"The Bent Twig" by Dorothy Canfield Fisher is a tale set in the early 1900s about Sylvia Marshall, a girl raised in a somewhat unusual family, learning about life and her place in it. We see Sylvia's happy early years full of playing with her brothers and sisters, and the love between her mom and dad. When Sylvia starts to think about what her Aunt Victoria thinks about her and her family, she starts to figure out who she is. It shows her family's busy life of her dad's school work, her mom's relaxed attitude, and the people always visiting their house. It shows what life was like back then, and that Sylvia will have to deal with as she grows up and finds out where she belongs.
The Bent Twig
By Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Growing up in an eccentric family, a young girl must find where she belongs within the many complexities of life itself.
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About the AuthorDorothy Canfield Fisher was an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early 20th century. She strongly supported women's rights, racial equality, and lifelong education. Eleanor Roosevelt named her one of the ten most influential women in the United States. In addition to bringing the Montessori method of child-rearing to the U.S., she presided over the country's first adult education program and shaped literary tastes by serving as a member of the Book of the Month Club selection committee from 1925 to 1951.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher was an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early 20th century. She strongly supported women's rights, racial equality, and lifelong education. Eleanor Roosevelt named her one of the ten most influential women in the United States. In addition to bringing the Montessori method of child-rearing to the U.S., she presided over the country's first adult education program and shaped literary tastes by serving as a member of the Book of the Month Club selection committee from 1925 to 1951.
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