Project Gutenberg 2007-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 308 Meade, L. T. 1854 1914 Smith, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Meade, Mrs. L. T. Thomas, Elizabeth Meade, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade, Lillie Mead, L. T. A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls Produced by D Alexander, Mark C. Orton, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls" by L. T. Meade is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Lucy Merriman and her mother, Mrs. Merriman, as they open their home to a group of girls who will form the beginning of a new school. The narrative explores themes of friendship, rivalry, and personal growth as Lucy navigates her feelings about the new girls, particularly Rosamund Cunliffe, a strong-willed and charismatic leader among them. The opening of the story presents an engaging scene where Mrs. Merriman and her daughter, Lucy, await the arrival of their students. Lucy shows her apprehension about the changes that the new girls will bring, while her mother is excited and welcoming. As the girls arrive, various personalities are introduced, including Lucy's initial discomfort with their energetic and carefree demeanor compared to her own more prim nature. This setup establishes a dynamic of tension and potential friendship as the girls explore their new home and each other, setting the stage for the unfolding story of growth, rivalry, and connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 559892 2025-06-09T10:04:45.507153 text/html 563589 2021-01-02T20:49:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 195981 2021-01-02T20:49:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 277297 2025-06-09T10:04:55.639108 application/epub+zip 284343 2025-06-09T10:04:48.970201 application/epub+zip 266994 2025-06-09T10:04:47.550185 application/epub+zip 512525 2025-06-09T10:05:00.700258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495420 2025-06-09T10:04:54.661147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466711 2022-09-10T11:42:40.047669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531566 2025-06-09T10:04:44.167192 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 531382 2021-01-02T20:49:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 191454 2021-01-02T20:49:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 531374 2021-01-02T20:49:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 191428 2021-01-02T20:49:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20947 2025-06-09T10:05:01.438194 application/rdf+xml 11968 2025-06-09T10:04:48.105198 image/jpeg 3062 2025-06-09T10:04:47.826146 image/jpeg 269254 2025-06-09T10:04:45.554187 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