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Title: Strawberry Acres
Credits: Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Strawberry Acres" by Grace S. Richmond is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story follows the Lane family—Max, Sally, Alec, and their brother Bob—as they discover an unexpected inheritance of an old, dilapidated estate outside the city, sparking both excitement and skepticism about their future. The novel explores themes of family dynamics, aspirations for a better life, and the challenges of transforming an abandoned property into a home. The opening of the book introduces the Lane siblings as they react to their inheritance from Uncle Maxwell Lane, a property that appears to be more burdensome than a blessing. Amid youthful enthusiasm and some skepticism, they plan to visit the estate, where memories of their childhood summers surface. The opening establishes Sally as a hopeful dreamer, yearning for a fresh start away from their cramped city life, while Max plays the realist, highlighting the estate's dire condition. The narrative sets the stage for family interactions and explorations, igniting an optimistic journey that may reshape their destinies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith), 1866-1959
EBook No.: 12164
Published: Apr 1, 2004
Downloads: 182
Language: English
Subject: Orphans -- Fiction
Subject: Country homes -- Fiction
Subject: Siblings -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Strawberry Acres
Credits: Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Strawberry Acres" by Grace S. Richmond is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story follows the Lane family—Max, Sally, Alec, and their brother Bob—as they discover an unexpected inheritance of an old, dilapidated estate outside the city, sparking both excitement and skepticism about their future. The novel explores themes of family dynamics, aspirations for a better life, and the challenges of transforming an abandoned property into a home. The opening of the book introduces the Lane siblings as they react to their inheritance from Uncle Maxwell Lane, a property that appears to be more burdensome than a blessing. Amid youthful enthusiasm and some skepticism, they plan to visit the estate, where memories of their childhood summers surface. The opening establishes Sally as a hopeful dreamer, yearning for a fresh start away from their cramped city life, while Max plays the realist, highlighting the estate's dire condition. The narrative sets the stage for family interactions and explorations, igniting an optimistic journey that may reshape their destinies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith), 1866-1959
EBook No.: 12164
Published: Apr 1, 2004
Downloads: 182
Language: English
Subject: Orphans -- Fiction
Subject: Country homes -- Fiction
Subject: Siblings -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.