Project Gutenberg 2006-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 171 Hope, Laura Lee The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm or, Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Cori Samuel, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm" by Laura Lee Hope is a novel aimed at young readers, written in the early 20th century. It follows the adventures of the DeVere sisters, Ruth and Alice, who, along with a theatrical troupe, travel to Oak Farm to film rural scenes for moving pictures. The story combines elements of drama and comedy, highlighting the excitement and challenges faced by the characters while exploring themes of friendship, creativity, and rural life. The opening of the book sets the stage for the journey to Oak Farm, featuring a diverse cast of characters as they board a train. Ruth and Alice express their eagerness to escape the city heat, and their excitement is palpable. As the train ride progresses, an unexpected collision occurs, causing panic among the passengers but ultimately serving as a catalyst for the unfolding adventure. The girls engage in lively conversations about life on the farm and the prospects of filming, while hints of a mysterious background regarding the farm start to emerge. The stage is thus set for both whimsical experiences and potential challenges as they navigate their summer at Oak Farm. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Girls -- Juvenile fiction Farm life -- Juvenile fiction Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 280012 2025-08-08T11:24:47.798993 text/html 301925 2006-11-29T14:41:35 text/html 283593 2025-08-08T11:24:55.301984 application/epub+zip 285341 2025-08-08T11:24:50.962009 application/epub+zip 169061 2025-08-08T11:24:49.753003 application/epub+zip 492275 2025-08-08T11:24:58.608941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466404 2025-08-08T11:24:54.526974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233362 2022-09-09T12:08:53.653449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258103 2025-08-08T11:24:46.950024 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257878 2021-01-01T13:50:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257886 2021-01-01T13:50:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21137 2025-08-08T11:24:58.741944 application/rdf+xml 16224 2025-08-08T11:24:50.255980 image/jpeg 3748 2025-08-08T11:24:50.006004 image/jpeg 95914 2021-01-01T13:50:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 198879 2021-01-01T13:50:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 95911 2021-01-01T13:50:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 280489 2025-08-08T11:24:47.826992 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 en.wikipedia