The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge; Or, Nora's Real Vacation

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garis, Lilian, 1873-1954

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge; Or, Nora's Real Vacation" by Lilian Garis is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. This book continues the adventures of the Girl Scout series, focusing on a young girl named Nora who seeks a real vacation and an escape from her previous confined life. The story captures her whimsical dreams and aspirations within the framework of the supportive and adventurous community of the Girl Scouts. At the start of the story, we meet Nora, a dreamy and imaginative child who has been sent to stay with the Mantons while her artist mother recovers from health issues. As Nora arrives at the Mantons' home, she expresses a desire for adventure and to experience life beyond the limitations of her previous school environment. The interaction between her and the Mantons-Jerry, Ted, and their dog Cap-immediately sets a playful tone, highlighting Nora's longing for magic and mystery. The chapter unfolds with Nora's quirky observations and her insistence on experiencing life in a fantastical way, such as her request for an attic room that she imagines will be full of spooky tales and the adventures she wishes to undertake. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2012-01-18