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Title: The Gate of the Giant Scissors
Note: Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team.
Summary: "The Gate of the Giant Scissors" by Annie F. Johnston is a children's novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young girl named Joyce, who is living in France with her wealthy cousin, Kate. Struggling with homesickness and feeling out of place among the unfamiliar surroundings and language, Joyce's journey unfolds as she discovers the mysterious gate with giant scissors that has never been opened, as well as befriends a boy named Jules who endures hardship under a cruel caretaker. At the start of the book, Joyce is introduced sitting in a pear tree, overcome with homesickness for her family back in America. Engulfed in her longing, she reflects on cherished memories and experiences that make her feel closer to home. The narrative then shifts to her curiosity about the enigmatic gate, which seems to symbolize the boundaries between her new life and her old. Additionally, we learn about Jules, the little goatherd isolated by his caretaker's harshness, establishing a parallel to Joyce's own feelings of entrapment. This connection ignites her resolve to champion for him, suggesting that the themes of friendship, bravery, and social justice play a central role as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows), 1863-1931
Illustrator: Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze), 1870-1967
EBook No.: 12176
Published: Apr 1, 2004
Downloads: 99
Language: English
Subject: Fantasy fiction
Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Cousins -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Sick children -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Prisoners -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Homesickness -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Scissors and shears -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Tours (France) -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Gate of the Giant Scissors
Note: Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team.
Summary: "The Gate of the Giant Scissors" by Annie F. Johnston is a children's novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young girl named Joyce, who is living in France with her wealthy cousin, Kate. Struggling with homesickness and feeling out of place among the unfamiliar surroundings and language, Joyce's journey unfolds as she discovers the mysterious gate with giant scissors that has never been opened, as well as befriends a boy named Jules who endures hardship under a cruel caretaker. At the start of the book, Joyce is introduced sitting in a pear tree, overcome with homesickness for her family back in America. Engulfed in her longing, she reflects on cherished memories and experiences that make her feel closer to home. The narrative then shifts to her curiosity about the enigmatic gate, which seems to symbolize the boundaries between her new life and her old. Additionally, we learn about Jules, the little goatherd isolated by his caretaker's harshness, establishing a parallel to Joyce's own feelings of entrapment. This connection ignites her resolve to champion for him, suggesting that the themes of friendship, bravery, and social justice play a central role as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows), 1863-1931
Illustrator: Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze), 1870-1967
EBook No.: 12176
Published: Apr 1, 2004
Downloads: 99
Language: English
Subject: Fantasy fiction
Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Cousins -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Sick children -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Prisoners -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Homesickness -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Scissors and shears -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Tours (France) -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.