Samantha: the Gift
Paperback – Abridged, December 31, 2021
American Girl Publishing · Paperback · December 31, 2021
Samantha is a wealthy orphan growing up in 1904.
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- Who it’s for
- Samantha’s friendship with Nellie brings reading, truth, and family into a lonely young life.
- Themes
- Friendship, Literacy, Truth and family
- Genres
- 20th-Century U.S., Orphans & Foster Kids, Girls & Young Women
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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.
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Through her forbidden friendship with Nellie, Samantha learns some important things, too — about truth, friendship, and family.
Samantha and Nellie
Samantha’s friendship with Nellie brings reading, truth, and family into a lonely young life.
Come here for
- Samantha’s effort to help Nellie learn to read
- A friendship across the line between a wealthy girl and a servant
Expect
- A 1904 story of a wealthy orphan raised as a proper young lady
- Samantha and Nellie’s forbidden friendship
Where it sits
| Orphans & Foster Kids | 90% |
|---|---|
| 20th-Century U.S. | 59% |
| Girls & Young Women | 55% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Girls & Young Women
- 20th-Century U.S.
- Cycling Stories
- Authors
- Jennifer Hirsch
- Publisher
- American Girl Publishing
- Published
- December 31, 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Friendship · Literacy · Truth and family
- Reading lane
- Girls & Young Women