Peter Pan
Chapter 17: When Wendy Grew Up
by J.M. Barrie
A relieved Mrs. Darling provides a home for the Lost Boys. Fearing an unwanted transformation, Peter departs after making a promise to Wendy. As time passes, so does the Darling home.
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The Outdoor Girls in Florida
Chapter XXIII: "The Escape"
by Laura Lee Hope
The group raids the camp, rescuing Tom, but the other man has disappeared during the night.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Exiles”
by George E. Merrick
The sparse number of maple trees are perceived as exiles in contrast to the jungles of cypress that surround them.
Moby Dick
Chapter 5: Breakfast
by Herman Melville
Breakfast at the inn is not what Ishmael expected.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Dun Horse”
by George Bird Grinnell
A lame and sad-looking dun horse brings good luck to a poor Indian boy.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 11: "Ole Man Pumpkin"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. The story focuses on the three children celebrating the Halloween traditions, including the carving of a pumpkin, bobbing for apples, and other festivities.
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 14: Secrets
by Louisa May Alcott
Jo runs into Laurie and the two trade secrets.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 4: "The Blue Croaker, the Bright Agate, and the Little Gray Mig"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. The Toyman brings the three children marbles to play with and the story explains the many seasons of the fictional Boyland.
Romeo and Juliet
Act 2, Scene 6
by William Shakespeare
Friar Lawrence counsels Romeo as they await Juliet's arrival.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 14: “Spotty the Turtle Keeps Right on Going”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Because everyone wanted to be the one to find the trouble first, no one would wait for each other. Spotty the turtle was last and, because the others thought they were so much farther ahead than the rest, they all stopped to take a break. Spotty became the one who saw the problem first.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Florida—The Treasure Land”
by George E. Merrick
The author celebrates the colorful history of pirates in Florida.
Winesburg, Ohio
Nobody Knows, concerning Louise Trunnion
by Sherwood Anderson
George's visit with Louise Trunnion fills him with a sense of pride and embarrassment.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“The Defeat of the Frost King's Hordes”
by George E. Merrick
The end of the Appalachian system in Northern Florida evokes the imagery of battle in the author's mind.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Chapter 20: “Zeb Returns to the Ranch”
by L. Frank Baum
Homesickness now hits the friends. They go home to Kansas.
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher”
by Beatrix Potter
This book tells the story of a frog who decides to go fishing for minnows for supper. After several misadventures he gives up and has a dinner of roasted grasshopper and salad with his friends.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 7: "The Fairy Lamp"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. Marmaduke gets tonsilitis and has to stay in bed. One night he meets a fairy who sings to him and takes him around the world.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 3: "The Jolly Roger"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. In this story the rain keeps the children indoors until they turn the thought of a flood into an imaginative game in which they are pirates on a ship.
A Little Princess
Chapter 8: In the Attic
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara begins her new life as a servant.
Little Bear at Work and at Play
“Little Bear’s Promise”
by Frances Margaret Fox
Little Bear wants to be rid of caterpillars.
The Outdoor Girls in Florida
Chapter VIII: "Launching the Boat"
by Laura Lee Hope
The girls arrive in Florida, and are introduced to the heat, Southern food, orange picking, and the slower way of life.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Fifteenth Night: Jack Frost and the Man-in-the-Moon”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
Marmaduke has a dream while he is ill and meets Jack Frost, who takes him on a fun adventure in his toy sleigh.
The Outdoor Girls in Florida
Chapter XV: "The Two Men"
by Laura Lee Hope
The young man frees the Gem and returns it to the girls. They offer some sort of repayment, but he only wishes them to keep any knowledge of him secret, as he is on the run. The girls soon meet with the men he may be running from.
Winesburg, Ohio
The Teacher, concerning Kate Swift
by Sherwood Anderson
Kate, captivated by George, pays him a visit.
The Snow Queen
Second Story: A Little Boy and a Little Girl
by Hans Christian Andersen
Years after the creation of the mirror, Kay and Gerda play in their families gardens.
Squinty, the Comical Pig
Chapter 6: “Squinty on a Journey”
by Richard Barnum
The boy and his father return and take Squinty away. Squinty made up his mind that he was looking forward to his long journey.