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Protagonist Virginia Deering has always enjoyed an affluent and privileged lifestyle. But when a chance encounter with a less fortunate soul opens Virginia's eyes to the pain, suffering and poverty that abounds just outside her front door, she vows to take matters into her own hands and change things for the better.
Creator of the popular "Little Girl" series of historical chapter books for juvenile readers, Amanda Minnie Douglas also created the "Kathie" series, which addresses serious issues from a moral and sometimes religious perspective. In Kathie's Soldiers, the reality of the Civil War is looming, and families have to make some difficult decisions.
In this novel from Amanda Minnie Douglas, Floyd Grandon is returning home to be reunited with his family after years of travel and adventure. His experiences have changed him, and his family has changed while he was away, as well. Will their reunion be as smooth as hoped?
Part of Amanda Douglas' delightful Little Girl series of juvenile chapter books, this volume has young protagonist Laverne escaping privation and hardship in New England to find happiness in what the author calls the Queen City of the Western Coast. It is sure to be a hit with young readers who have an interest in American history.
Amanda Minnie Douglas was an American writer who composed works primarily for younger audiences. Although her early efforts were highly "didactic" works in keeping with the Victorian mores of the time, she later began to write in a more modern mode. During this period, she updated a number of classic fairy tales and folk tales for early-twentieth-century audiences. Her charming take on The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is sure to capture
...A young man named Chilian Leverett finds himself the guardian of a little girl named Cynthia, whose father — an old chum of Chilian's — is on the verge of succumbing to a terminal illness. Cynthia soon endears herself to everyone in the household and spends some time getting to know her new town, Salem, Massachusetts.
In this historical novel geared for younger readers, little Primrose Henry is a kindhearted but fiercely independent orphan who is shuttled back and forth between relatives, many of which are Quakers. But an exciting change is happening, and Primrose gets a chance to explore the cosmopolitan city of Philadelphia.
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