The Corner House Girls in a Play by Grace Brooks Hill
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"The Corner House Girls in a Play" by Grace Brooks Hill is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. This story continues the adventures of the Kenway sisters, Tess, Dot, Agnes, and Ruth, as they engage with their community and each other while preparing to stage a play. The narrative explores themes of friendship, responsibility, and the importance of family, often showcasing the girls' imaginative and resourceful nature. The opening
of the book introduces the two younger sisters, Tess and Dot, as they grapple with their history lessons, specifically the succession of English sovereigns. Their innocent banter about the subject reflects their emerging personalities, with Tess feeling overwhelmed and Dot displaying her quirky vocabulary. After a chance encounter with a mysterious woman in a gray cloak, who teaches Tess a helpful rhyme for remembering the sovereigns, the girls' focus shifts towards their personal lives, including their relationships with friends and family. As they navigate their daily adventures, including concerns about their school, authority figures, and the community’s well-being, readers are drawn into their world filled with both challenges and charming unpredictability. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Hill, Grace Brooks |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Owen, Robert Emmett, 1878-1957 |
| Title |
The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in |
| Credits |
Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Girls -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Sisters -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Theater -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 31722 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-31722-9 |
| Release Date | Mar 21, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 504 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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