Project Gutenberg 2007-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 364 Myers, Anna Balmer Grose, Helen Mason 1880 1971 Patchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People' Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Emille and the Booksmiths at http://www.eBookForge.net "Patchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People'" by Anna Balmer Myers is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the life of a young girl named Phoebe Metz, who navigates her childhood within a strict and beautifully simple world inhabited by the Plain People of Pennsylvania. The story touches upon themes of family, community, and the internal conflicts faced by a child caught between the constraints of her upbringing and her desires for beauty and freedom. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Phoebe, who is chafing against her responsibilities and the expectations set by her Aunt Maria amid the allure of the great outdoors. Her struggle is compounded by her longing for her deceased mother and her imaginative nature, which often clashes with the values of her plain upbringing. As she embarks on a journey to the nearby town of Greenwald, Phoebe’s vibrant personality shines against the backdrop of the community's traditions, illustrating her youthful innocence and the tensions that arise in her quest for identity and self-expression. The opening portion explores her relationship with her aunt, the mundane yet poignant routine of her daily life, and her interactions with the world around her, setting the stage for her growth and the unfolding narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Amish -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 542619 2025-08-09T12:43:22.799564 text/html 542209 2007-10-02T09:46:08 text/html 15810940 2025-08-09T12:45:01.849594 application/epub+zip 15669431 2025-08-09T12:43:59.257873 application/epub+zip 291022 2025-08-09T12:43:26.008563 application/epub+zip 148280734 2025-08-09T12:45:27.578958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148121076 2025-08-09T12:44:20.508758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425732 2022-09-10T15:30:04.553926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474058 2025-08-09T12:43:20.133577 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 474158 2007-10-02T09:46:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 473885 2007-10-02T09:46:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 473877 2007-10-02T09:46:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22396 2025-08-09T12:45:28.079921 application/rdf+xml 16060 2025-08-09T12:43:26.647527 image/jpeg 3814 2025-08-09T12:43:26.371538 image/jpeg 181153 2007-10-02T09:46:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 181131 2007-10-02T09:46:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 15180393 2007-10-02T09:46:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 181097 2007-10-02T09:46:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 15273842 2025-08-09T12:43:23.782596 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