Project Gutenberg 2015-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 190 Rhoades, Nina 1863 1940 Withington, Elizabeth R. (Elizabeth Rupp) 1883 1962 Withington, Elizabeth Withington, Elizabeth Rupp When Gretel Was Fifteen E-text prepared by MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) in celebration of Distributed Proofreaders' 15th Anniversary from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "When Gretel Was Fifteen" by Nina Rhoades is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Gretel Schiller, a young girl with German heritage living in America during World War I, as she navigates the complexities of her identity and friendships against the backdrop of a nation at war. The narrative delves into themes of loyalty, cultural conflict, and the struggle for acceptance, particularly in light of anti-German sentiment prevalent during the war. The opening of the novel establishes a tense atmosphere as Gretel and her fellow students at Miss Minton's school react to the news of America's entry into World War I. The girls' emotions range from fear to pride, revealing personal connections to the war as some have relatives who may be affected. Gretel's inner turmoil is palpable as she grapples with her own mixed heritage, reflecting on her deceased German father while forming a bond with her German teacher, Fräulein Sieling, who faces prejudice due to her nationality. This initial conflict not only sets the stage for Gretel's character development but also hints at the larger societal issues that will be explored throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 395056 2025-06-20T08:00:33.704748 text/html 378615 2024-10-22T23:22:47 text/html 1080995 2025-06-20T08:00:41.828693 application/epub+zip 1077311 2025-06-20T08:00:35.255796 application/epub+zip 241057 2025-06-20T08:00:34.465723 application/epub+zip 1184007 2025-06-20T08:00:46.546670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1141726 2025-06-20T08:00:40.999738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307831 2022-09-22T18:07:55.097769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348573 2025-06-20T08:00:32.592774 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 328577 2024-10-22T23:22:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16793 2025-06-20T08:00:46.711692 application/rdf+xml 33007 2025-06-20T08:00:34.575732 image/jpeg 4594 2025-06-20T08:00:34.518759 image/jpeg 998485 2025-06-20T08:00:33.775849 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