Project Gutenberg 2004-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 108 McDonald, Etta Blaisdell 1872 1963 McDonald, Etta Austin Blaisdell Blaisdell, Etta Austin Murray, Clara Gerda in Sweden Little people everywhere Produced by Curtis Weyant and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Gerda in Sweden" by Etta Blaisdell McDonald is a children's adventure book written in the early 20th century. The story follows Gerda, a kind-hearted girl, and her twin brother, Birger, as they embark on a journey across Sweden, discovering the beauty of their homeland and forging new friendships along the way. Their adventure includes a trip to Lapland, where they meet a girl named Karen, who has a disability, and they explore themes of kindness, family, and the joys of childhood. The opening of the book introduces the twin siblings, Gerda and Birger Ekman, who are born in the picturesque Dalarne region of Sweden. As they grow, their family experiences joy and community, underscored by traditions and celebrations. The narrative unfolds with the twins, now seven, in Stockholm, where they prepare a surprise gift box for a less fortunate girl while anticipating their summer travels to the northern reaches of Lapland. Gerda's compassionate spirit shines as she desires to help Karen overcome her struggles with a physical disability. The introduction sets a warm and inviting tone, inviting readers to join the twins on their journey filled with adventure, friendship, and cultural discoveries in Sweden. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children -- Sweden -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure 185210 2025-07-06T06:53:20.650532 text/html 185177 185066 2024-11-06T09:40:07.374590 2023-10-06T10:29:01.866705 text/html text/html 139627 2025-07-06T06:53:26.469556 application/epub+zip 141886 2025-07-06T06:53:23.236532 application/epub+zip 128152 2025-07-06T06:53:22.174556 application/epub+zip 277352 2025-07-06T06:53:28.838495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256836 2025-07-06T06:53:25.685509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230090 2022-09-07T04:01:42.290532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161032 2025-07-06T06:53:20.377539 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141266 2024-10-28T20:44:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17428 2025-07-06T06:53:28.975504 application/rdf+xml 13780 2025-07-06T06:53:22.670524 image/jpeg 3354 2025-07-06T06:53:22.419536 image/jpeg 139030 2025-07-06T06:53:20.666636 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog