AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL [NOOK Book]

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AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL

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Contents

Chapter 1. Polly Arrives
Chapter 2. New Fashions
Chapter 3. Polly's Troubles
Chapter 4. Little Things
Chapter 5. Scrapes
Chapter 6. Grandma
Chapter 7. Good-by
Chapter 8. Six Years Afterward
Chapter 9. Lessons
Chapter 10. Brothers and Sisters
Chapter 11. Needles and Tongues
Chapter 12. Forbidden Fruit
Chapter 13. The Sunny Side
Chapter 14. Nipped in the Bud
Chapter 15. Breakers Ahead
Chapter 16. A Dress Parade
Chapter 17. Playing Grandmother
Chapter 18. The Woman Who Did Not Dare
Chapter 19. Tom's Success




An Old-fashioned Girl




CHAPTER I. POLLY ARRIVES


"IT 'S time to go to the station, Tom."

"Come on, then."

"Oh, I 'm not going; it 's too wet. Should n't have a crimp left if I
went out such a day as this; and I want to look nice when Polly comes."

"You don't expect me to go and bring home a strange girl alone, do you?"
And Tom looked as much alarmed as if his sister had proposed to him to
escort the wild woman of Australia.

"Of course I do. It 's your place to go and get her; and if you was n't
a bear, you 'd like it."

"Well, I call that mean! I supposed I 'd got to go; but you said you 'd
go, too. Catch me bothering about your friends another time! No, sir!"
And Tom rose from the sofa with an air of indignant resolution, the
impressive effect of which was somewhat damaged by a tousled head, and
the hunched appearance of his garments generally.

"Now, don't be cross; and I 'll get mamma to let you have that horrid
Ned Miller, that you are so fond of, come and make you a visit after
Polly 's gone," said Fanny, hoping to soothe his ruffled feelings.

"How long is she going to stay?" demanded Tom, making his toilet by a
promiscuous shake.

"A month or two, maybe. She 's ever so nice; and I shall keep her as
long as she 's happy."

"She won't stay long then, if I can help it," muttered Tom, who regarded
girls as a very unnecessary portion of creation. Boys of fourteen are
apt to think so, and perhaps it is a wise arrangement; for, being fond
of turning somersaults, they have an opportunity of indulging in a good
one, metaphorically speaking, when, three or four years later, they
become the abject slaves of "those bothering girls."
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940013484443
  • Publisher: SAP
  • Publication date: 11/15/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 125,992
  • Age range: 9 - 12 Years
  • File size: 256 KB

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  • Posted October 23, 2012

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    Every girl should read this book!

    It starts out slow, that's for sure, but Part Two picks up and is romantic and exciting and I couldn't put it down. While it may teach some antiquated ideals about womanhood and society, it is enjoyable and there are many lessons that young (and old) readers can take away from this delightful story. I read it for my Children's Literature class and it has been one of my favorites ever since.

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    Posted March 27, 2013

    I luv Louisa May Alcott

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 8, 2012

    Love it

    Shoud i try it wellyou shoud try it its so good

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 6, 2012

    Great book. One of my favorites.

    Awesome

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