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POLLY GOODWIN

[In The High House], Emma tells her own story frankly and objectively, and should win readers' sympathy and interest as she shows how two divergent but attractive personalities work out their problems with a little give on each side and finally come together in love and understanding. A well-written story that is perceptive and honest.

Polly Goodwin, "Children's Book World: 'The High House'," in Book World—Chicago Tribune (© 1968 Postrib Corp.; reprinted by permission of Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post), September 1, 1968, p. 12.

[Honor Arundel] handles the problem of a young couple wanting to marry on practically no money with great finesse and understanding [in The Two Sisters]. She shows that physical attraction plays a large part in their emotions but this is not enough. The couple need to have emotional maturity to cope with the problems which marriage...

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1. Introduction
2. Robert Bell
3. Polly Goodwin
4. S. L. Blanford
5. Linda Crowe
6. Zena Sutherland
7. Mrs. J. M. Murphy
8. Margery Fisher
9. Mrs. J. Aldridge
10. Margery Fisher
11. Julia G. Russell
12. Judith Aldridge
13. John W. Conner
14. Nicholas Tucker
15. John W. Conner
16. Margery Fisher
17. Celia Boyd
18. Judith Aldridge
19. Vivienne Furlong
20. J. Russell
21. John Rowe Townsend
22. Eleanore Braun Luckey
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