Heidi

"Heidi had never felt so happy in her life before. She drank in the golden sunlight, the fresh air, the sweet smell of the flowers, and wished for nothing better than to remain there forever. So the time went on, while to Heidi, who had so often looked up from the valley at the mountains above, these seemed now to have faces, and to be looking down at her like old friends." -- Heidi Few heroines are more beloved than Heidi, the spirited orphan who wins the hearts of her gruff grandfather, her lively friend Peter, and the lonely invalid, Clara. "This story has been a favorite for more than a century." -- School Library Journal