The Little Princess

The London boarding school seems like a true paradise for Sarah Crew, the daughter of a British officer raised in India, as her father is very wealthy and she is treated like a real princess. But everything changes when news arrives of his ruin and death, and Sarah transforms from a "princess" into a "beggar," subjected to the cruelty of a harsh headmistress who turns her into a servant. However, Sarah loses neither her cheerfulness nor her spirit and believes that one day justice will prevail. Adapted for the screen eight times (including twice in Japan and once in Russia), "The Little Princess" is part of a rare number of children's books that are timeless.