| Author |
Long, Helen Beecher |
| Title |
Janice Day, the Young Homemaker
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Credits |
Scanned by Aaron Cannon
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| Summary |
"Janice Day, the Young Homemaker" by Helen Beecher Long is a coming-of-age novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Janice Day, a resourceful and caring young girl who is navigating the challenges of managing a household after the death of her mother. As she faces the trials of hiring a series of incompetent housemaids and the mischief caused by neighborhood boys, particularly Arlo Junior, Janice's determination to maintain her family's home life and her education shines through. The opening of the novel introduces Janice in her daily routine, marked by her early morning efforts to provide a proper breakfast for her father amidst the chaos caused by a neglectful housemaid. From her observations of Arlo Junior's antics with a group of cats to her own reflections on her late mother, we see Janice grappling with grief and responsibility. The narrative sets up her interactions with household challenges and community relationships, laying the groundwork for her character development. As the story unfolds, the weight of familial expectations and her ambitions to fill her mother's role create a rich tapestry of youthful resilience and the complexities of growing up. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Social classes -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Young women -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
2483 |
| Release Date |
Jan 1, 2001 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Apr 4, 2015 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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