Project Gutenberg 2007-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 62 Graetz, Anna Pearl and Periwinkle Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Emmy, Fox in the Stars, Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Pearl and Periwinkle" by Anna Graetz is a children’s novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around two orphaned siblings, Pearl and Periwinkle, who are taken in by their Aunt Hetty after their mother passes away. The tale explores their adjustment from a circus life to that of a more conventional upbringing in a small-town setting, highlighting themes of family, acceptance, and the healing power of love and forgiveness. The plot unfolds as the children navigate their new life with Aunt Hetty, facing her initial reluctance to embrace them due to their peculiar past. As Pearl's singing talent blossoms and Periwinkle's bravery emerges, they win the hearts of their new community, gradually breaking down the longstanding feud between their family—the Maises—and the Greys, their neighbors marked by past animosities. Key moments, such as Periwinkle's heroic act of saving a Grey child, further bridge the divide, leading to a beautiful Christmas celebration that symbolizes unity and the spirit of love that transcends old wounds. The novel ultimately delivers a heartfelt message about the significance of kindness and the bonds of family that flourish despite adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Aunts -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 108975 108980 2024-10-09T04:57:12.838088 2023-09-09T07:36:55.752079 text/html text/html 106630 2007-01-08T10:59:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 45564 2007-01-08T10:59:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 113706 2024-10-09T04:57:17.624033 application/epub+zip 113355 2024-10-09T04:57:14.685067 application/epub+zip 108106 2024-10-09T04:57:13.498063 application/epub+zip 251583 2024-10-09T04:57:19.859018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236221 2024-10-09T04:57:16.916056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196160 2022-09-09T13:56:28.372105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96633 96512 2024-10-09T04:57:12.470107 2023-09-09T07:36:55.481073 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 96534 2007-01-08T10:59:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37824 2007-01-08T10:59:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19345 2024-10-09T04:57:19.983144 application/rdf+xml 14247 2024-10-09T04:57:14.056052 image/jpeg 3689 2024-10-09T04:57:13.776063 image/jpeg 110512 2024-10-09T04:57:12.851089 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