Project Gutenberg 2010-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 142 Marlowe, Amy Bell The Girls of Hillcrest Farm; Or, The Secret of the Rocks E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.fadedpage.net) "The Girls of Hillcrest Farm; Or, The Secret of the Rocks" by Amy Bell Marlowe is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story follows sisters Lydia ("Lyddy") and Euphemia ("'Phemie") Bray as they navigate a series of challenges after their family home is destroyed in a fire. Following their mother’s death and their father's struggling health, the sisters make plans to move to their aunt's old farm, Hillcrest, in hopes of finding a more stable life. At the start of the book, Lyddy is dealing with the anxiety of living in a cramped tenement and the burdens of adulthood after her mother's passing. She is particularly worried about her father's health and feels the weight of responsibility on her shoulders. The situation escalates when an accidental fire forces their family to evacuate, prompting a decision to move to Hillcrest Farm. As Lyddy and 'Phemie prepare for their new life in the countryside, they encounter various characters, including the sometimes awkward yet earnest Lucas Pritchett, whose family has historically worked the farm. The opening chapters establish both a physical and emotional journey for the sisters as they seek a place to rebuild their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Sisters -- Juvenile fiction Mystery fiction Motherless families -- Juvenile fiction Boardinghouses -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 425043 2025-07-13T08:38:25.169443 text/html 455431 2010-05-16T15:20:00 text/html 353058 2025-07-13T08:38:34.926449 application/epub+zip 355790 2025-07-13T08:38:28.874438 application/epub+zip 229082 2025-07-13T08:38:27.425450 application/epub+zip 619200 2025-07-13T08:38:39.400435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574457 2025-07-13T08:38:33.853543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410403 2022-09-15T04:31:57.651490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365330 2025-07-13T08:38:23.932454 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 365011 2010-05-16T15:15:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 365018 2010-05-16T15:15:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21060 2025-07-13T08:38:39.536393 application/rdf+xml 20965 2025-07-13T08:38:27.934446 image/jpeg 4525 2025-07-13T08:38:27.678452 image/jpeg 138953 2010-05-16T15:15:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 259703 2010-05-16T15:22:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 138955 2010-05-16T15:15:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 338764 2025-07-13T08:38:25.203488 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