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Purple Springs

Purple Springs

McClung, Nellie L.

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General Fiction

ISBN10: 1419143476
ISBN13: 9781419143472
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.89
Height: 0.51 Width: 7.92 Depth: 8.72
Language: English
Purple Springs is a novel written by Nellie L. McClung. Set in the early 1900s in a small Canadian town called Purple Springs, the story follows the lives of two families, the Marshalls and the Fletchers. The Marshalls are a wealthy family who own the local bank and are highly respected in the community. The Fletchers, on the other hand, are struggling farmers who are barely making ends meet.The story begins with the arrival of a new schoolteacher, Miss Margaret Cameron, who quickly becomes a beloved member of the community. She befriends the Fletcher family and becomes a mentor to their daughter, Lillian, who dreams of becoming a teacher herself. However, the Marshalls disapprove of Miss Cameron's unconventional teaching methods and try to have her removed from her position.As the story unfolds, secrets are revealed, relationships are tested, and the characters face challenges that threaten to tear the town apart. Through it all, Miss Cameron and the Fletcher family remain steadfast in their beliefs, fighting for justice and equality in a world that often seems to be against them.Purple Springs is a heartwarming and inspiring novel that explores themes of love, friendship, and social justice. It is a timeless story that still resonates with readers today, nearly a century after it was first published.If there was any lack of enthusiasm among the parents it had no reflection in the children's minds, for the Chicken Hill School, after the great announcement, simply pulsated with excitement. Country children have capabilities for enjoyment that the city child knows nothing about, and to the boys and girls at Chicken Hill the prospect of a program, a speech from Pearl Watson, and a supper--was most alluring.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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