Helen Grant's Schooldays

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Fourteen-year-old Helen Grant loves books and wants the chance to keep learning. At Hope Center, her school performance wins praise, but her aunt questions the value of so much study and expects help with household work. Her teacher, Mr. Warfield, sees a promising scholar and encourages her to continue her education. Amanda M. Douglas begins with a girl whose ambitions reach beyond the daily expectations of the family raising her.

Support from Mrs. Van Dorn brings Helen to a boarding school, where new companions, unfamiliar customs and lessons in French, Latin and music widen her prospects. She hopes to become a teacher because teaching would let her go on learning. Her uneasiness about accepting a friend's generosity gives the school story a personal tension alongside its classroom concerns.

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Amanda M. Douglas

Amanda M. Douglas (1831-1916) was an American novelist, short story writer and children's writer. She wrote fiction for both older and younger readers, including series for young people published in the decades around the turn of the twentieth century. Her titles include "A Little Girl in Old New York" and "Helen Grant's Schooldays".

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Author: Amanda M. Douglas
Reading time: About 6 hours
Pages: 182
Language: English
Genre: Childrens Classics
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