The Friendly Five: A Story by Mary C. Hungerford

"The Friendly Five: A Story" by Mary C. Hungerford is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a group of schoolgirls at Coventry Institute, focusing on themes of friendship, acceptance, and personal growth. The narrative introduces the main characters, including the spirited Lily Dart, and examines their interactions, particularly with a new student named Mary Ann Stubbs, who comes from a humble background. At the start of the tale, the girls at Coventry Institute prepare for the end of the school year, during which Mr. Bellamy makes a heartfelt appeal to the students to embrace his young granddaughter, Elfie, who is joining them at school. While the girls eagerly anticipate Elfie's arrival, the story hints at the dynamic that will unfold between them all, particularly with the later introduction of Mary Ann Stubbs. The opening chapters lay the groundwork for the themes of kindness and social class, setting in motion the relationships and conflicts that will develop as the girls navigate their school life together. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hungerford, Mary C. (Mary Churchill)
LoC No. 2008461801
Title The Friendly Five: A Story
Credits Produced by Sue Clark and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Kindness -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Students -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Youth -- Conduct of life -- Fiction
Subject Teasing -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Awards -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 58751
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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