Books like Mandy by Julie Edwards
Ten-year-old Mandy is an orphan who lives in a stone orphanage. One day, she discovers a tiny cottage in the woods, and the two begin a secret friendship. Mandy, who is often sick, needs to borrow things from the orphanage, but she lies about it to protect her secret. One stormy night, Mandy gets sick, and no one knows where she is, but a special friend she doesn't know she has comes to her aid.
First publish date: April 1990
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Julie Edwards
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