| Author |
Jacobs, Caroline Emilia, 1872-1909 |
| Illustrator |
Goss, John, 1886-1963 |
| LoC No. |
10025218
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| Title |
A Texas Blue Bonnet
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
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| Summary |
"A Texas Blue Bonnet" by Caroline Emilia Jacobs is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a young girl named Blue Bonnet Ashe, who struggles with her identity and place in life as she transitions from her home in Texas to her grandmother’s house in Massachusetts. The narrative explores themes of belonging, self-discovery, and the contrast between rural and urban life as Blue Bonnet navigates her new surroundings and the expectations from her relatives. The opening of the book introduces Blue Bonnet as she expresses her discontent with life on the Blue Bonnet Ranch in Texas. Displeased with ranch life and yearning for the sophistication associated with the East, she confides in her Uncle Cliff about her fears and desires. Their subsequent conversation reveals her determination to leave for her grandmother's home. As preparations begin for her journey, Blue Bonnet grapples with mixed emotions, longing for change while simultaneously feeling a connection to her home and the life she is leaving behind. The initial chapters set the stage for her adventures in a new environment, where she must adjust to the expectations of her new family while discovering her own path. (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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| Subject |
Bildungsromans
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| Subject |
Young women -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Ranch life -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Texas -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Families -- Juvenile fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
53192 |
| Release Date |
Oct 2, 2016 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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