Project Gutenberg 2007-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 224 Myers, Anna Balmer Grose, Helen Mason 1880 1971 Patchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People' Reading ease score: 91.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Emille and the Booksmiths at http://www.eBookForge.net "Patchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People'" by Anna Balmer Myers is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the life of a young girl named Phoebe Metz, who navigates her childhood within a strict and beautifully simple world inhabited by the Plain People of Pennsylvania. The story touches upon themes of family, community, and the internal conflicts faced by a child caught between the constraints of her upbringing and her desires for beauty and freedom. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Phoebe, who is chafing against her responsibilities and the expectations set by her Aunt Maria amid the allure of the great outdoors. Her struggle is compounded by her longing for her deceased mother and her imaginative nature, which often clashes with the values of her plain upbringing. As she embarks on a journey to the nearby town of Greenwald, Phoebe’s vibrant personality shines against the backdrop of the community's traditions, illustrating her youthful innocence and the tensions that arise in her quest for identity and self-expression. The opening portion explores her relationship with her aunt, the mundane yet poignant routine of her daily life, and her interactions with the world around her, setting the stage for her growth and the unfolding narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Amish -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 542509 542494 2024-10-10T05:40:34.593583 2023-09-10T08:52:01.855672 text/html text/html 542209 2007-10-02T09:46:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 15180393 2007-10-02T09:46:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 15812567 2024-10-10T05:42:25.149995 application/epub+zip 15670405 2024-10-10T05:41:14.751898 application/epub+zip 291056 2024-10-10T05:40:37.852067 application/epub+zip 148281945 2024-10-10T05:42:54.386873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148121092 2024-10-10T05:41:38.723753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425732 2022-09-10T15:30:04.553926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474058 2024-10-10T05:40:31.593600 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 474158 2007-10-02T09:46:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 181153 2007-10-02T09:46:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 473885 2007-10-02T09:46:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 181131 2007-10-02T09:46:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 473877 2007-10-02T09:46:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 181097 2007-10-02T09:46:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22813 2024-10-10T05:42:54.938817 application/rdf+xml 16060 2024-10-10T05:40:38.547070 image/jpeg 3814 2024-10-10T05:40:38.241056 image/jpeg 15273826 2024-10-10T05:40:35.463669 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