| Author |
Penrose, Margaret |
| Title |
Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays
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| Series Title |
The Dorothy Dale series
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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| Summary |
"Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays" by Margaret Penrose is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the character Dorothy Dale, as she and her friends navigate through a holiday filled with various delightful and unexpected events, including the arrival of her friend Tavia Travers. The narrative features a blend of playful teasing, family dynamics, and hints of mystery, as the group anticipates a festive holiday season while tackling the quirks and mishaps that come their way. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to Dorothy anxiously awaiting her friend Tavia's arrival, which sets the stage for the various shenanigans that ensue. The opening chapters depict the lighthearted interactions among Dorothy, her cousins Ned and Nat, and Tavia, highlighting their personalities through playful banter and sibling rivalry. As Tavia finally makes her entrance—having missed her intended train due to a series of humorous miscommunications—an air of excitement permeates the household, promising readers a jovial and whimsical holiday adventure filled with friendship and the potential for mystery as Tavia shares her peculiar experiences regarding a haunted house and a strange woman in black. (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 |
Young women -- Juvenile fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
15653 |
| Release Date |
Apr 18, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 14, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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