Project Gutenberg 2014-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 152 Webster, Jean 1876 1916 McKinney, Jean Webster Webster, Alice Jean Chandler Dear enemy. Dutch Het "John Grier Home" Produced by R.G.P.M. van Giesen "Het 'John Grier Home'" by Jean Webster is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Sallie McBride, who unexpectedly finds herself becoming the head of an orphanage called the John Grier Home, much to her surprise and dismay. Filled with comic elements and a unique perspective on social responsibility, the book explores themes of care, growth, and the heartwarming challenges of managing a group of children who have faced abandonment." The opening of the novel introduces the protagonist, Sallie McBride, who receives an unexpected request from her friend Judy to take on the role of directress at the John Grier Home, an institution for orphans. Initially incredulous and resistant to this new responsibility, Sallie employs humor to express her concerns about managing the needs of a hundred children. As Sallie arrives at the orphanage during a snowstorm, she recalls the frustrations and uncertainties accompanying her new role, including the dreary living conditions she observes. The initial chapters set the stage for Sallie's evolution as she faces the challenges of bringing warmth and betterment to the children’s lives while navigating her own personal struggles and the skepticism of those around her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl Orphans -- Fiction PZ PS Text Category: Novels 511540 2025-07-19T07:02:02.271272 text/html 493577 2014-11-29T14:42:34 text/html 1722941 2025-07-19T07:02:07.797248 application/epub+zip 1734353 2025-07-19T07:02:03.097263 application/epub+zip 266599 2025-07-19T07:02:02.641273 application/epub+zip 1863317 2025-07-19T07:02:11.528228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1843307 2025-07-19T07:02:07.363243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380770 2022-09-21T14:50:54.953314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478558 2025-07-19T07:02:01.514255 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 478642 2014-11-29T14:42:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18769 2025-07-19T07:02:11.653198 application/rdf+xml 16327 2025-07-19T07:02:02.746242 image/jpeg 2625 2025-07-19T07:02:02.695234 image/jpeg 180948 2014-11-29T14:42:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 1536204 2014-11-29T14:42:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1548611 2025-07-19T07:02:02.405280 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