Family & Relationships
To The Lighthouse
The Ramsey family, with house guests, visit the Isle of Skye at least twice. The plot is not at all the point though, as this is a book abou…
Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life
Catherine Vernon has a firm hand on her family and on the family business. Her plans for her young protege Edward, whom she loves like a son…
The Adopting of Rosa Marie
In this charming girl's book we meet again the four chums of Dandelion Cottage. Their friendship knit closer than ever by their summer at pl…
By the Sea
Questions of guardianship are posed in this interesting short story which takes place in a coastal village on Cape Cod. Would it be more ben…
Dad's Trip to Brisbane
Chapters XV through XIX of "Our New Selection""The wheat was in, and Dad decided to take a trip to Brisbane. For seven or eig…
Phoebe, Junior
Social status and snobbery dominated Victorian English society, but religion and politics were interfering with the status quo as Phoebe Bee…
The Little Grey House
The Grey House is grey in color and is home to the Grey family. In this, the first of the Grey House books, we are introduced to the three G…
Queen Hildegarde
City gal Hildegarde gets sent to live on a farm and is not happy about it. At first, she’s furious with her parents for 'abandoning' her and…
The Hope of Happiness
A hot and sultry day in the mid-west finds Bruce Storrs trying to cool off and clear his head. He has received a troubling death-bed letter …
Eight Cousins
When frail, sickly Rose Campbell is left an orphan following the death of her father, she moves with her eccentric bachelor uncle to a place…
The Two Brothers
“The Two Brothers” (1842) is part of Balzac’s great life work, the novel series known as “The Human Comedy.” Balzac’s French title was “La R…
The Mother and the Child
In this insightful lecture from 1915, renowned educational reformer Maria Montessori explores the profound relationship between mothers and …
Liliecrona's Home
Liliecrona's Home was published in Sweden 1911, translated into English by Anna Harwell and published in London in 1913. The story is set in…
Christmas Eve At Swamp's End
In Christmas Eve At Swamp's End, Norman Duncan weaves a heartwarming narrative that captures the essence of the holiday spirit through the l…
Fairy Prince and Other Stories
A charming family story told from the viewpoint of a nine-year-old girl. “You don't seem to understand," I whispered. "It's Christ…
Clear Heart
Carpenters and craft, friendship and rivalry: Wally is building a mansion for a dot-com multimillionaire in the Silicon Valley of Californi…
Little Sunbeam
Peggy, age eight, blind from birth, is the Little Sunbeam in her family. Following a serious accident in London, she is sent to spend time …
The Birds' Christmas Carol
Born on Christmas Day, little Carol Bird is a gentle soul who touches every life around her. Despite physical illness, Carol is loved by eve…
Petticoat Government
The lives and intrigues of the Jenkyns family and their neighbors, in the cathedral town of Westhampton, 1825. - Summary by Mark Leder
Oldtown Folks
1870's rural Massachusetts communities became famous as “Oldtown” in Harriet Beecher Stowe's 7th novel and national bestseller. Based partia…