Project Gutenberg 2013-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 120 Franklin, Josephine Nelly's First Schooldays Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Nelly's First Schooldays" by Josephine Franklin is a children's novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around Nelly, a young girl who is excited to begin her school days alongside her peers, including her new teacher Miss Harrow and classmates like Melinda. The narrative explores themes of friendship, kindness, resilience, and the challenges faced by those living in poverty, particularly through the experiences of Nelly's friends, the Harrow family. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the Harrow family, highlighting the struggles they face as they deal with poverty and illness. Elinor Harrow, the eldest daughter, suffers from a debilitating condition brought on by the arduous work she undertook as a domestic servant. Despite the chaos and difficulty surrounding them, Nelly, who has just been adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, is eager to attend school and form friendships. As she navigates her school experience, she encounters challenges with a classmate named Melinda, which leads to lessons in forgiveness and understanding. The beginning of the story effectively sets up the overall tone of hope and the importance of community in overcoming hardship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43697/43697-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Schools -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Adopted children -- Juvenile fiction African Americans -- Juvenile fiction Charity -- Juvenile fiction Teachers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 170378 2025-07-17T14:05:54.116399 text/html 148533 2024-10-23T18:31:31 text/html 604973 2025-07-17T14:05:58.079403 application/epub+zip 604460 2025-07-17T14:05:55.015429 application/epub+zip 135457 2025-07-17T14:05:54.572354 application/epub+zip 669292 2025-07-17T14:06:00.356378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 645935 2025-07-17T14:05:57.437397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177817 2022-09-19T21:34:58.234613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138910 2023-09-19T06:34:17.572501 text/plain 119034 2024-10-23T18:31:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17462 2025-07-17T14:06:00.484319 application/rdf+xml 22007 2025-07-17T14:05:54.652352 image/jpeg 2656 2025-07-17T14:05:54.612386 image/jpeg 581222 2025-07-17T14:05:54.165407 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