Little Miss Oddity by Amy Ella Blanchard
QR code
"Little Miss Oddity" by Amy Ella Blanchard is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a young girl named Cassy Law as she navigates her life among the struggles of her impoverished family while nurturing her dreams and a love for nature. The book captures themes of resilience, imagination, and the stark contrast between Cassy's modest reality and her dreams of beauty and friendship. At the start
of the story, we meet Cassy and her brother Jerry in a rundown back yard filled with discarded items, where Cassy discovers two tiny green shoots sprouting from the soil. Excited by her discovery, she believes she has a garden and hopes it may bloom into a flower. Despite teasing from neighborhood children, particularly Billy Miles, who threatens her precious plant, the siblings work together to protect it. Their interactions hint at a world of childish innocence and imagination, revealing Cassy's vibrant spirit as she dreams about flowers and gardens, setting the tone for her adventures filled with hope and creativity amidst challenging circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Download for free
For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.
Kindle → Use Send-to-Kindle
Kobo, Nook etc → Transfer via USB
Phone, tablet or computer → Open in a reading app
Other formats & older devices
There may be more files related to this item.
About this eBook
| Author | Blanchard, Amy Ella, 1856-1926 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Waugh, Ida, 1846-1919 |
| LoC No. | 02020031 |
| Title | Little Miss Oddity |
| Original Publication | Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Company, 1902. |
| Credits | Bob Taylor, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 90.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Children's stories |
| Subject | Girls -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Families -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 71840 |
| Release Date | Oct 9, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 301 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!