Project Gutenberg 2006-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 256 Benson, Irene Elliott How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl" by Irene Elliott Benson is a young adult novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Ethel Hollister, a girl caught between her mother's fashionable expectations and her own desire for adventure and personal growth. As the narrative unfolds, themes of self-discovery, the value of outdoor life, and the contrast between societal norms and individual aspirations come to the forefront. The opening portion introduces readers to Ethel's world, dominated by her mother, Mrs. Hollister, who is sternly opposed to Ethel joining the Camp Fire Girls due to concerns about social status and societal expectations. In contrast, Ethel's cousin, Kate, passionately advocates for the Camp Fire movement, highlighting its benefits for girls in building confidence and life skills. The dynamic between Ethel and her family members establishes the central conflict of the story, setting the stage for Ethel's journey towards independence, self-discovery, and eventual engagement with the Camp Fire Girls, which promises to liberate her from the constraints of her mother’s aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Camp Fire Girls -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 224084 2025-06-08T13:04:13.950376 text/html 223905 2025-01-08T12:43:51.211747 text/html 155442 2025-06-08T13:04:21.067309 application/epub+zip 157729 2025-06-08T13:04:17.107385 application/epub+zip 154029 2025-06-08T13:04:15.871339 application/epub+zip 337183 2025-06-08T13:04:24.321296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308404 2025-06-08T13:04:20.294346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277999 2022-09-09T12:47:49.067437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196960 2025-06-08T13:04:13.619351 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 196752 2006-12-13T16:37:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75538 2006-12-13T16:37:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17083 2025-06-08T13:04:24.462334 application/rdf+xml 14937 2025-06-08T13:04:16.437323 image/jpeg 3557 2025-06-08T13:04:16.152331 image/jpeg 153416 2025-06-08T13:04:13.973328 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