Emmy Lou: Her Book and Heart

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, George Madden, 1866-1946

Contributor:

Hinton, Charles Louis, 1869-

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Emmy Lou: Her Book and Heart" by George Madden Martin is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a young girl named Emmy Lou, who navigates the complexities of childhood, school life, and the quest for acceptance while grappling with her educational struggles. Through her experiences, the novel explores themes of innocence, friendship, and the bittersweet nature of growing up. The opening of the book introduces Emmy Lou as she struggles to catch up with her classmates in the Primer Class, having entered late due to a bout of whooping cough. She feels isolated amid her peers, marked by her lack of familiarity with the material and the classroom dynamics. However, a little boy in her class, Billy Traver, catches her attention and attempts to befriend her, leading to a series of misunderstandings and small acts of kindness. Through poignant moments of both joy and sorrow, Martin establishes Emmy Lou's innocent perspective on school life and her desire for connection, while simultaneously highlighting the challenges she faces as a new and lagging student. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2008-01-17