Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 50 Penrose, Margaret Dorothy Dale: A Girl of To-Day Dorothy Dale: A Girl of Today The Dorothy Dale series Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Dale Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Dorothy Dale: A Girl of To-Day" by Margaret Penrose is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a fourteen-year-old girl named Dorothy Dale, who is the daughter of Major Frank Dale, a prominent veteran in the small town of Dalton, New York. As the narrative unfolds, readers are introduced to her determination, courage, and the strong bond she shares with her friends, especially Tavia Travers, as they navigate various challenges, including personal conflicts and societal expectations. The opening of the book paints a vivid picture of a significant day for Dorothy, which is Decoration Day, when she is set to lead a procession honoring veterans. As she prepares for the event with her friend Tavia, readers gain a sense of her pride and sense of responsibility as Major Dale's daughter. Their excitement quickly morphs into turmoil when Tavia gets unfairly punished by a strict teacher. The two girls bond over their shared struggles and confront the challenges posed by their peers and authority figures in a supportive yet realistic manner. Overall, the beginning establishes the themes of friendship, patriotism, and the quest for justice, drawing readers into the heartfelt world of young Dorothy and her courageous spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Family -- Juvenile fiction Young women -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 324461 324337 2024-11-03T06:00:48.632552 2023-10-03T06:02:16.706548 text/html text/html 324454 324330 2024-11-03T06:00:48.916539 2023-10-03T06:02:16.885561 text/html text/html 187987 2024-11-03T06:00:55.864499 application/epub+zip 192124 2024-11-03T06:00:50.890527 application/epub+zip 192123 2024-11-03T06:00:49.646556 application/epub+zip 344698 2024-11-03T06:00:59.685478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313891 2024-11-03T06:00:55.097500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270542 2022-09-03T08:10:49.141075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282747 282674 2024-11-03T06:00:48.229583 2023-10-03T06:02:16.409535 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 282511 2012-09-01T10:24:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107156 2012-09-01T14:58:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19283 2024-11-03T06:00:59.827462 application/rdf+xml 11123 2024-11-03T06:00:50.202516 image/jpeg 2760 2024-11-03T06:00:49.922527 image/jpeg 183676 2024-11-03T06:00:48.951527 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