Project Gutenberg 2010-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 176 Rhoades, Nina 1863 1940 Davidson, Bertha G. The Children on the Top Floor Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Verity White and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Children on the Top Floor" by Nina Rhoades is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around two main characters, Betty and Jack Randall, who live a modest life in an apartment building. Betty is a caring older sister to her little brother Jack, who is a cripple and unable to walk. The book explores themes of friendship, compassion, and the struggles of families facing hardship. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Betty, who is purchasing cream cakes for her brother at a local bakery. After a mishap involving her cakes, she encounters Winifred Hamilton, a girl living in the same apartment building. As they talk, Betty reveals about Jack’s condition, which deepens Winifred's compassion for the siblings. The narrative quickly establishes the dynamic of their lives—Betty's unwavering love for Jack and her desire to improve his situation. As the story unfolds, it hints at their different backgrounds and foreshadows potential connections between the Hamiltons and the Randalls, setting a foundation for themes of kindness and community support amid their struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Juvenile fiction New York (State) -- Juvenile fiction Apartment houses -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 298518 2025-08-13T08:13:36.547077 text/html 299282 2010-05-07T07:52:36 text/html 610655 2025-08-13T08:13:43.241070 application/epub+zip 611281 2025-08-13T08:13:38.517099 application/epub+zip 179810 2025-08-13T08:13:37.278117 application/epub+zip 791939 2025-08-13T08:13:46.749082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 757056 2025-08-13T08:13:42.409083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288319 2022-09-15T03:51:34.017646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264056 2025-08-13T08:13:35.578099 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 263886 2010-05-07T07:52:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 263877 2010-05-07T07:52:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20723 2025-08-13T08:13:46.885027 application/rdf+xml 14038 2025-08-13T08:13:37.789144 image/jpeg 3692 2025-08-13T08:13:37.530095 image/jpeg 93501 2010-05-07T07:52:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 528415 2010-05-07T07:52:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 93482 2010-05-07T07:52:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 591576 2025-08-13T08:13:36.601127 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