Project Gutenberg 2006-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 71 Means, Florence Crannell 1891 1980 Smalley, Janet 1893 Across the Fruited Plain Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Meredith Minter Dixon (dixonm@pobox.com) "Across the Fruited Plain" by Florence Crannell Means is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives of migrant families in America during a time when agricultural work dictated their movements and living conditions. It emphasizes the struggles and resilience of the Beecham family, particularly focusing on the experiences of children like Rose-Ellen and her brothers as they face displacement and hardship in search of work and stability. The opening of the story introduces the Beecham family, consisting of Grandpa, Grandma, and their children, who are struggling to maintain their home and livelihood amidst economic difficulties. As the narrative unfolds in a heat-soaked Philadelphia, we witness their daily challenges, including the impending loss of their home due to taxes. The family decides to migrate to harvest cranberries as a means to stay together and survive, highlighting themes of family unity, the harsh realities of migrant life, and the hope that drives their journey. This portion sets the stage for a deeper exploration of their adventures and the various environments they encounter along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Migrant agricultural laborers -- United States -- Juvenile fiction Poor families -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 169405 165580 2024-10-08T09:15:34.098603 2023-09-08T10:36:40.661978 text/html text/html 158151 2006-06-29T12:34:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1159807 2006-06-29T12:39:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1228400 2024-10-08T09:15:48.835011 application/epub+zip 1222020 2024-10-08T09:15:40.647114 application/epub+zip 129541 2024-10-08T09:15:35.974578 application/epub+zip 9116234 2024-10-08T09:15:52.916027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9090191 2024-10-08T09:15:44.209041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200912 2022-09-09T05:11:00.937513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150945 150903 2024-10-08T09:15:33.564622 2023-09-08T10:36:40.264951 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 150794 2006-06-29T12:14:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59193 2006-06-29T12:36:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20121 2024-10-08T09:15:53.067988 application/rdf+xml 10958 2024-10-08T09:15:36.537584 image/jpeg 2934 2024-10-08T09:15:36.258582 image/jpeg 1237464 2024-10-08T09:15:34.170597 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