This 40th anniversary edition includes an Introduction by Katherine Paterson and and Afterword by Jean Little herself. And suddenly, wonderfully, her whole world begins to change, especially when new friends at her special school help her stand up to bullies who call her names.A truly heartwarming story, From Anna will resonate with any child who has ever felt left out. How can she learn English when she can't even read German properly?But when the Soldens arrive in Canada, Anna learns that there is a reason for her clumsiness. Through the diary of 10-year-old Victoria Cope, we learn about the arrival of ragged Mary Anna.

Anna attends a special Sight Saving class and is. Dear Canada: Orphan at My Door - Jean Little. Her perfect brothers and sisters call her 'e Awkward Anna.'e When Papa announces that the family is moving from Germany to Canada - he's worried about what the Nazis' rise to power will bring - Anna's heart sinks. From Anna tells the story of a young Jewish girl with a visual impairment who moves to Toronto from. She bumps into tables, and she can't read the chalkboard at school. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at Little's classic celebrates its 40th anniversary with a new look for a new generation!Nine-year-old Anna has always been the clumsy one in the family - somehow she can never do anything right. The family received friends at the Henry-Cochran Funeral Home in Blue Ridge Monday, August 1, 2022, from 10 a.m to 11 a.m.Ĭochran Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Anna Jean Little. The following gentlemen served as pallbearers, Corey Little, Chris Little, Roger Beck, Dustin Meeker, Chad Little and Daniel Sanders. Interment followed in the Arbor Hill Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. from the Henry-Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Blue Ridge the with Rev. She enjoyed decorating, working on houses and loved making pottery.įuneral services were held Monday, August 1, 2022, at 11 a.m. She dearly loved her family her husband, children and grandchildren. She is survived by her daughter, Judy Lynne Little son, Christopher Lee Little sister, Nila (Malcom) Daniel grandchildren, Michelle Hatt, Cassandra Hatt, Corey Little, Casey Little, Crystal Karr, and Chad Little six great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Austin Garrett Little parents, Burley and Jenny Parris brothers, Homer Parris, Earl Paris, William Parris, Herman Parris, B. Anna Jean Little, 89, of Morganton, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022, at her home with her family.Īnna was born October 1, 1932, in Arlington, Kentucky, to Burley Parris and Jenny Parris.

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