Name: Samantha: the Gift
ISBN: 9781683371915

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Who It's For

Good for readers interested in historical stories about unlikely friendships and learning to read

Book Details

Authors: Jennifer Hirsch
Publisher: American Girl Publishing
Published: December 31, 2021
Format: Paperback
Theme: 19th-Century US YA · US Biographies
Reading lane: 19th-Century US YA

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Publisher Categories

Girls & Young Women
20th-Century U.S.
Cycling Stories

About This Book

Samantha is a wealthy orphan growing up in 1904. Her grandmother is raising her as a proper young lady with the best of everything. Still, Samantha is lonely. When her Uncle Gard comes to visit with his friend, Miss Cornelia Pitt, and a special gift for Samantha, it doesn’t go well. Even worse, Samantha isn’t allowed to play with Nellie, the girl next door, because Nellie is a servant. So Samantha decides to help Nellie learn to read. Through her forbidden friendship with Ne...

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Samantha is a wealthy orphan growing up in 1904. Her grandmother is raising her as a proper young lady with the best of everything. Still, Samantha is lonely. When her Uncle Gard comes to visit with his friend, Miss Cornelia Pitt, and a special gift for Samantha, it doesn’t go well. Even worse, Samantha isn’t allowed to play with Nellie, the girl next door, because Nellie is a servant. So Samantha decides to help Nellie learn to read. Through her forbidden friendship with Nellie, Samantha learns some important things, too — about truth, friendship, and family.