Project Gutenberg 2007-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 174 Thurston, I. T. (Ida Treadwell) 1848 1918 Thurston, Ida Treadwell The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story" by I. T. Thurston is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book primarily explores the lives and experiences of a group of young girls participating in a Camp Fire Girls camp, emphasizing themes of friendship, growth, and empowerment. The narrative centers around the character Laura Haven, who discovers the camp and rekindles her longing for connection and purpose through the camaraderie found there. At the start of the story, Laura Haven, paddling in her canoe, hears a melodic call from the camp and decides to investigate. After recognizing the camp as a gathering of Camp Fire Girls, she joyfully reunites with her friend Anne Wentworth. The beginning highlights the excitement and vibrancy of camp life as Laura learns about the organization's ideals, including health, service, and personal development. As the Council Fire approaches, Laura is drawn into a world of nurturing friendships and meaningful activities, revealing the warmth and sense of belonging that the Camp Fire Girls strive to cultivate. This introduction sets the stage for Laura's journey of self-discovery and her desire to contribute positively to the lives of others. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Camp Fire Girls -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 444982 2025-07-10T05:42:05.420351 text/html 481409 2007-12-23T15:46:58 text/html 1594763 2025-07-10T05:42:18.769280 application/epub+zip 1598667 2025-07-10T05:42:10.600324 application/epub+zip 232234 2025-07-10T05:42:07.339358 application/epub+zip 897064 2025-07-10T05:42:23.431304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 859545 2025-07-10T05:42:15.860295 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362386 2022-09-11T07:56:15.277450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386170 2025-07-10T05:42:04.188367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 385817 2021-01-03T05:42:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 385824 2021-01-03T05:42:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21079 2025-07-10T05:42:23.579258 application/rdf+xml 16312 2025-07-10T05:42:07.853338 image/jpeg 3818 2025-07-10T05:42:07.595357 image/jpeg 144316 2021-01-03T05:42:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 1665518 2021-01-03T05:42:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 144310 2021-01-03T05:42:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 1740851 2025-07-10T05:42:05.483378 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