Project Gutenberg 2001-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 204 Prentiss, E. (Elizabeth) 1818 1878 Prentiss, Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, E. P. (Elizabeth Payson) Stepping Heavenward "Stepping Heavenward" by Mrs. E. Prentiss is a fictional novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative primarily follows the life of Katherine ("Katy") Mortimer, a young girl who reflects on her thoughts, feelings, and experiences as she grows from adolescence into adulthood. The story explores themes of personal growth, the struggle with one's character flaws, the quest for spiritual understanding, and the complexities of familial relationships. At the start of the book, we meet Katherine on her sixteenth birthday as she begins a journal reflecting on her life, her relationship with her mother, and her desire to cultivate good character. Katherine's initial resolutions to improve herself are challenged by her hasty temper and the everyday trials of growing up, which she navigates through school and interactions with friends. The opening sets the stage for her ongoing internal conflicts, her relationships with key figures such as her mother and her friends, and the early hints of her spiritual journey. The reader is drawn into her world as she grapples with the expectations of those around her and her desires for personal fulfillment, making it a captivating entry into her story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 576553 2025-10-01T13:12:27.979850 text/html 576374 2025-01-08T00:42:00.732739 text/html 288409 2025-10-01T13:12:36.398267 application/epub+zip 296988 2025-10-01T13:12:30.833791 application/epub+zip 280749 2025-10-01T13:12:29.681821 application/epub+zip 531133 2025-10-01T13:12:40.582253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505825 2025-10-01T13:12:35.645302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476678 2022-09-02T04:29:34.322190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529417 2025-10-01T13:12:27.428823 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 529348 2017-03-26T14:50:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202085 2017-03-26T14:51:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17925 2025-10-01T13:12:40.705244 application/rdf+xml 15879 2025-10-01T13:12:30.169802 image/jpeg 3934 2025-10-01T13:12:29.924797 image/jpeg 286403 2025-10-01T13:12:28.025806 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