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Kate's choice ;, What love can do ; Gwen's adventure in the snow : three fire-side stories to warm the heart, by Louisa May Alcott ; edited by Stephen W. Hines ; illustrations by C. Michael Dudash

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Kate's choice ;, What love can do ; Gwen's adventure in the snow : three fire-side stories to warm the heart, by Louisa May Alcott ; edited by Stephen W. Hines ; illustrations by C. Michael Dudash

Language

eng

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Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Kate's choice ;

Oclc number

48180076

Responsibility statement

by Louisa May Alcott ; edited by Stephen W. Hines ; illustrations by C. Michael Dudash

Sub title

What love can do ; Gwen's adventure in the snow : three fire-side stories to warm the heart

Summary

"Parents and all who have influence with children will welcome the opportunity to share these three gentle, enchanting tales of moral influence and adventure. Each story is populated by boys and girls who learn some basic life values that families are still longing for today: belonging, simplicity, sharing, happy relationships between generations, and the adventure of growing up. Here are three stories that underscore the importance of growing in wisdom, stature, and quiet strength"--Front flapIn "Kate's Choice" a young English girl inherits a financial windfall when she is suddenly orphaned. Per her father's wish, she is sent to America to live with the families of each of her four uncles in order to choose where she will live. Each family is full of wonderful, prosperous interesting people, all of them anxious that Kate should choose their family to stay with. But at Christmastime, Kate surprises them all by announcing whom she shall stay withIn "What Love Can Do", two poor sisters share their modest Christmas wishes with each other, namely: a little money with which to buy gifts for their family members. Overhearing this, the kindly residents of a boarding house come together to make a lovely Christmas surprise for the two girlsIn "Gwen's Adventure in the Snow", Gwen and her siblings set out on a winter evening's sleigh ride only to encounter bad weather. Taking shelter in their country house to wait out the snowstorm, the group builds a fire, makes a picnic from the house's reserves and shares stories to allay each other's fears

Target audience

general

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Kate's choice ; What love can do ; Gwen's adventure in the snow

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