Family & Relationships
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill went up a hillTo coast with fun and laughter.Jack fell down and broke his crown,And Jill came tumbling after.When Jack and Jil…
An Old-Fashioned Girl
When country girl Polly Milton comes to visit her friend Fanny Shaw, city life isn’t all she had hoped it would be. Thrown in the middle of …
Doctor Thorne
This is the third book in The Chronicles of Barsetshire, the first two being The Warden and Barchester Towers; however, although some charac…
From Different Standpoints
How differently people view life, society, and religion, depending on their perspective! Perry, the often sick young man that is learning to…
O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! tells the story of the Bergsons, a family of Swedish immigrants in the farm country near Hanover, Nebraska, (a fictional town ne…
The Randolphs
The Randolphs continues the journey of the Randolph family, picking up shortly after the events of Household Puzzles. This Christian fiction…
Little Fishers and Their Nets
Thirteen year old Nettie Decker is called home after having lived with another family for 7 years, to find that her father is a drunkard and…
Five Little Peppers at School
The Five Little Peppers are off to school - Joel and Davie at a boys' boarding school, Polly, Phronsie and Ben at home. At first the storyli…
The Marriage of William Ashe
William Ashe, an up and coming politician, impulsively marries Kitty, a young, flighty and strange girl who, far from supporting her husband…
Emily's Quest
This is the third and final book in the "Emily of New Moon" trilogy.This is the story of Emily Starr's uneven climb from success i…
Pollyanna
In a small town far out West, 11 year old Pollyanna loses her mother then her dad to disease. This book describes how the orphan is sent to…
Anne of Green Gables
Red-haired Anne Shirley, the orphan girl mistakenly sent to live with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, has been one of the world's most beloved…
Ester Ried Yet Speaking
Authored by Isabella M. Alden under the pen name "Pansy." Fourth in the Chautauqua Girls series. Alfred Ried (brother of Ester Rie…
The Duke's Children
In the last of the six Palliser novels, the sudden death of his wife, Lady Glencora, leaves Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium, findin…
Eight Cousins
Eight Cousins, or The Aunt-Hill was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and…
The Box-Car Children
Four children: Henry, Jess Violet and Bennie. They are living alone in a stranded boxcar. They find items they need from the dump and a stra…
Still
More humorous adventures (1925) by the world’s most misunderstood English boy. - Summary by david wales
The Empty Sack
The book follows the fortunes of Jennie Follett, a New York artist’s model, and Teddy, her brother. After their father’s dismissal from his …
Aunt Jane's Nieces
Jane Merrick is a wealthy, elderly, difficult invalid woman who is preparing for her approaching death. In her youth, she inherited her mone…
A Sevenfold Trouble
This story is an honest record of what we, who are all writers, and all very intimate friends, have seen and heard as we looked on at the li…