Ruth Arnold
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A school prize leaves fourteen-year-old Ruth Arnold feeling dissatisfied with lessons she has repeated for years. At home on her family's farm, she helps with the milking while longing for something beyond the familiar round of work. A letter from her cousin Julia brings an invitation to spend the holidays at the seaside, and Ruth's parents begin discussing whether they can spare her during the busy haymaking season.
Lucy Byerley's children's novel connects that wish for wider experience with questions of kindness, pride and social standing. At Miss Elgin's school, Ruth tries to befriend Mabel Stanley, whose father's financial failure has made her a target for Julia and the other girls. Ruth's refusal to accept their judgement gives the story a clear moral conflict. Readers interested in older school stories will find family responsibilities and classroom friendships tested by money and the pressure to fit in.
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- Author
- Lucy Byerley
- Pages
- 72
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Childrens Classics
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