Project Gutenberg 2006-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 122 Gillmore, Inez Haynes 1873 1970 Irwin, Inez Haynes Haynes, Inez Maida's Little Shop Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Maida's Little Shop" by Inez Haynes Gillmore is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a little girl named Maida Westabrook, who has recently undergone surgery that has allowed her to walk, although she still experiences fatigue. Now determined to lead a fulfilling life, she dreams of running her own shop. The narrative explores her adventures and challenges as she endeavors to create a lively little corner store, guided by her love for her new venture and the support of her friends and family. The opening of the book introduces us to Maida as she travels with her father, a family friend, and a companion, reflecting on her beautiful but restrained life. We learn about her delicate health and the concern that her father and doctor have regarding her lack of interests. After expressing her desire to run a shop, Maida’s father agrees, setting the stage for her to embark on a journey filled with hard work and joy. The scene unfolds as they stop at an old store, sparking Maida’s fascination and leading to her father’s promise to purchase the shop for her. The subsequent chapters detail Maida's preparations to open her shop and hint at the charming community interactions she will have as she brings her dreams to life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Girls -- Juvenile fiction Children of the rich -- Juvenile fiction Sick children -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 375906 375840 2024-09-08T03:37:13.712881 2023-09-08T06:10:52.310202 text/html text/html 355101 2023-12-16T17:59:57 text/html 276284 2024-09-08T03:37:20.147836 application/epub+zip 279979 2024-09-08T03:37:14.844874 application/epub+zip 213183 2024-09-08T03:37:14.249865 application/epub+zip 617061 2024-09-08T03:37:24.031792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577727 2024-09-08T03:37:19.472784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291295 2022-09-08T11:35:52.623800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332252 2024-09-08T03:37:12.675836 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 312474 2023-12-16T18:20:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16136 2024-09-08T03:37:24.168791 application/rdf+xml 15853 2024-09-08T03:37:14.366882 image/jpeg 3099 2024-09-08T03:37:14.307839 image/jpeg 260175 2024-09-08T03:37:13.749888 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia