Project Gutenberg 2017-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 182 Prouty, Olive Higgins 1882 1974 Higgins, Olive Chapin Bobbie, General Manager: A Novel Produced by Alan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Bobbie, General Manager: A Novel" by Olive Higgins Prouty is a work of fiction written in the early 20th century. The story follows Lucy "Bobbie" Vars, a sixteen-year-old girl who takes on the role of caretaker for her large family after the premature death of their mother. As a self-proclaimed aspiring writer, Bobbie shares her trials and tribulations of managing her household while grappling with her teenage identity, social aspirations, and complex family dynamics in their less-than-ideal living conditions. At the start of the novel, Bobbie introduces herself and provides a detailed account of her life as a junior at Hilton Classical High School. The narrative reveals her insecurities about her appearance, her lack of popularity, and her responsibilities as the unofficial "mother" to her siblings. As she prepares for her brother Tom's impending visit with his new bride, Elise, Bobbie expresses concerns about their dilapidated home and her ability to impress Elise, creating a tension between her familial duties and social aspirations. The opening sets the stage for Bobbie's inner conflict and aspirations, hinting at the challenges she will face as she navigates her familial obligations alongside her desire for self-identity and acceptance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Families -- Fiction New England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 628964 2025-06-21T12:33:32.767501 text/html 617557 2024-10-23T01:36:07 text/html 1240171 2025-06-21T12:33:41.539520 application/epub+zip 1237299 2025-06-21T12:33:34.159553 application/epub+zip 357810 2025-06-21T12:33:33.470477 application/epub+zip 1391034 2025-06-21T12:33:47.243474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1342434 2025-06-21T12:33:40.756438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465048 2022-09-24T14:18:40.415905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582309 2023-09-23T09:07:00.737385 text/plain 562372 2024-10-23T01:36:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16063 2025-06-21T12:33:47.387459 application/rdf+xml 17557 2025-06-21T12:33:33.583483 image/jpeg 2425 2025-06-21T12:33:33.527498 image/jpeg 1176503 2025-06-21T12:33:32.865487 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