Project Gutenberg 2017-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 185 Lamers, Mary 1908 Lamers, Mary McGuire Cottage on the Curve Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Cottage on the Curve" by Mary Lamers is a novel likely written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the Murray family, particularly focusing on the experiences of the young protagonist, Jane Murray, as she navigates her summer adventures at their cottage by Oak Lake amidst the backdrop of post-war nostalgia. The novel blends familial warmth with the innocence of childhood, depicting themes of growth, friendship, and the fleeting joys of summer. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Jane as she reflects on the end of the school year and the onset of summer. She is drawn into her family's lively atmosphere, where her interactions with her siblings and beloved pet monkey, Butchie, showcase their daily life and playful banter. The narrative encapsulates the routines of summer, from trips to the lake to whimsical adventures with her brothers. Jane expresses a longing for the peaceful days at the lake, emphasizing the themes of nostalgia and the simple pleasures of childhood, setting the stage for the family's vibrant summer escapades. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Vacations -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction Lakes -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Family relationships -- Juvenile fiction Parents -- Family relationships -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 316253 2025-06-22T05:20:42.339501 text/html 297112 2024-10-23T02:14:12 text/html 1340855 2025-06-22T05:20:49.221539 application/epub+zip 1338830 2025-06-22T05:20:43.739539 application/epub+zip 202485 2025-06-22T05:20:42.986533 application/epub+zip 1422545 2025-06-22T05:20:53.124507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1297151 2025-06-22T05:20:48.527535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255913 2022-09-25T01:20:03.384746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278850 2025-06-22T05:20:41.593484 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259088 2024-10-23T02:14:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16790 2025-06-22T05:20:53.269434 application/rdf+xml 36342 2025-06-22T05:20:43.088509 image/jpeg 5195 2025-06-22T05:20:43.038473 image/jpeg 1206644 2025-06-22T05:20:42.430486 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