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Courage Mountain: The Further Adventures of Heidi
Vintage movie tie-in paperback
- GenresYoung Adult
146 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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October 23, 2010
Heidi (of the goats and the saintly ways and curmudgeony-but-secretly-loving grandfather) is a teenager living far from the Swiss Alps of Heidi. But when Nazis come for her young charges, she and her old friend Peter set off on a dangerous trek across a barren landscape to reach the safety of her former mountain home.
This book is probably why I am still, to this day, intensely afraid of frostbite. Nowhere near as engaging as the original story of Heidi, but I'm a sucker for adventures about strong-principled girls who accomplish incredible acts of physical courage.
This book is probably why I am still, to this day, intensely afraid of frostbite. Nowhere near as engaging as the original story of Heidi, but I'm a sucker for adventures about strong-principled girls who accomplish incredible acts of physical courage.
February 12, 2015
I grew up reading and watching the original Heidi, so I wasn't sure if this would live up to expectations when I first picked it up. Much to my surprise, however, I ended up enjoying this book even more than the original!
Courage Mountain is a coming of age story for Heidi. When Grandfather worries that he can't give her the upbringing a young lady deserves, he sends her to a well-respected finishing school far away from her beloved mountain and best friend, Peter. Peter is also leaving the mountain, however, as he's joined the military like many young men in 1915. He promises to visit her at her finishing school, so Heidi reluctantly says goodbye to her grandfather and best friend.
Heidi feels out of place at Brookings. As her grandfather warned her, many of the girls at the school have been raised in lives of luxury, a far cry from Heidi's simple upbringing on the mountain. The war begins to take its toll, however, and the military moves in to take control of the school. All of the girls who have nowhere to go are sent to a local orphanage, a filthy place of abuse and child labor, run by a horrible husband and wife who starve the children and use them to produce cheap soap.
The mistress of Brookings School for Girls sends a telegram to Grandfather, telling him where Heidi has been moved. When Grandfather wants to get Heidi himself, however, Peter (who is home visiting over the weekend), says he will get her. Meanwhile, conditions and abuse at the orphanage are becoming unbearable. Heidi, along with two small orphans and some other girls from Brookings, leads the way to a daring escape. They quickly realize their only hope of escape is over the mountain. Suddenly, the hardy common sense that set her apart at Brookings becomes their only hope of survival.
When Peter realizes what they've done, he sets out to find the girls on his own. He's on the only one, however. Knowing the girls can explose their horrible orphanage for what it really is, the headmaster begins to follow them as well, hoping to end their tales before they can share them. The race is on as the harsh terrain, winter, the orphanage headmaster, and Peter all fight to get to the girls first as Heidi leads her ragtag band toward safety the safety of her side of the mountain.
This is not a long book, but it's addicting! And most importantly, we finally get to see the relationship between Heidi and Peter blossom.
Courage Mountain is a coming of age story for Heidi. When Grandfather worries that he can't give her the upbringing a young lady deserves, he sends her to a well-respected finishing school far away from her beloved mountain and best friend, Peter. Peter is also leaving the mountain, however, as he's joined the military like many young men in 1915. He promises to visit her at her finishing school, so Heidi reluctantly says goodbye to her grandfather and best friend.
Heidi feels out of place at Brookings. As her grandfather warned her, many of the girls at the school have been raised in lives of luxury, a far cry from Heidi's simple upbringing on the mountain. The war begins to take its toll, however, and the military moves in to take control of the school. All of the girls who have nowhere to go are sent to a local orphanage, a filthy place of abuse and child labor, run by a horrible husband and wife who starve the children and use them to produce cheap soap.
The mistress of Brookings School for Girls sends a telegram to Grandfather, telling him where Heidi has been moved. When Grandfather wants to get Heidi himself, however, Peter (who is home visiting over the weekend), says he will get her. Meanwhile, conditions and abuse at the orphanage are becoming unbearable. Heidi, along with two small orphans and some other girls from Brookings, leads the way to a daring escape. They quickly realize their only hope of escape is over the mountain. Suddenly, the hardy common sense that set her apart at Brookings becomes their only hope of survival.
When Peter realizes what they've done, he sets out to find the girls on his own. He's on the only one, however. Knowing the girls can explose their horrible orphanage for what it really is, the headmaster begins to follow them as well, hoping to end their tales before they can share them. The race is on as the harsh terrain, winter, the orphanage headmaster, and Peter all fight to get to the girls first as Heidi leads her ragtag band toward safety the safety of her side of the mountain.
This is not a long book, but it's addicting! And most importantly, we finally get to see the relationship between Heidi and Peter blossom.
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March 22, 2010
I read this book numerous times when I was younger and only recently tracked down the movie on DVD. Can't wait to watch it.
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