Sep 04, 2023Seshat032 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved reading this scrapbook novel and I loved the illustrations. I can't wait to read The War bride's scrapbook by the same author Caroline Preston.
Nov 08, 2018SurreyLibraries_Reads rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I love this book – it’s quite a neat way to read about the 1920’s from an aspiring young woman writer’s point of view. Lots of interesting memorabilia showing the highs and lows of the 1920s. Through a kaleidoscopic array of vintage…
Apr 03, 2018DPLSaraQT rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An odd / unusual book. Kinda like a graphic novel...? But not...? The story of Frankie Pratt, a young American in the early 1900's who uses ephemera like candy wrappers and postcards to show us her own little corner of the world in her…
Jul 01, 2013JCLHunterSt rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I guess this could be called a graphic novel, but the real subtitle is "a story in pictures."
I liked the concept of this book, with images from the 1920s as illustrations. I think the author chose a good array of items that really do…
May 22, 2012GingerKaren rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Wonderful memorabilia illustrates this sassy diary of a girl maturing in the 1920's. Frankie, don't call her Frances, gets a scrapbook and uses her father's corona typewriter to record the experiences in her life. She goes from high…
Feb 13, 2012melwyk rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I discovered this delightful book by chance this week, and have simply raced through it! It is a gorgeously created "scrapbook" of one Frances Pratt, of Cornish, New Hampshire.
This is extraordinary in its format. It's a fully…
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The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt