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The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island

by Laura Lee Hope

The Bobbsey twins are off to spend a summer full of fun and adventures on Blueberry Island. They will encounter a cave, and gypsies, and other things I won't tell you about. You can find out by listening to this book! As with many children's books written during this time in history, there are racial stereotypes that would not pass muster today. To edit them out would be to erase history, so I'm reading the book, as is. There is a "fat black mammy" named Dinah, and gypsies (of undetermined geographical origin) who naturally steal because they don't know any better. These stereotypes can act as a good springboard for educating your child on how far we have come, and how far we still need to go, to erase racism altogether.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1917

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Laura Lee Hope is a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a group of authors who wrote children's books in the early 20th century. The name Laura Lee Hope was primarily associated with the popu...

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