"Percy's Holidays: or, Borrowing Trouble" by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a heartwarming story about a young orphan girl named Percy as she moves from living with her Aunt Zoe to attending boarding school in the late 1800s. The story follows Percy as she struggles with worry and fear while learning to live among other girls in this new place. Through meeting her cousin Margaret and Aunt Ackerman, Percy slowly learns to live in the present moment and grows stronger as she faces her anxieties, discovering the meaning of perseverance and the importance of facing her worries. Throughout the book, Percy learns to trust life and to embrace happiness as she sheds her worries and grows into a more confident young woman.
Percy's holidays : $b or, borrowing trouble.
By Lucy Ellen Guernsey
An orphaned girl must overcome her anxieties and learn to live in the moment as she transitions to boarding school and discovers the true meaning of happiness.
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About the AuthorLucy Ellen Guernsey was a 19th-century American author who lived in Rochester, New York. She was a strong proponent of early education and moral development in children, although she never had children of her own. Throughout her most productive years (1855–85) she wrote over 60 novels, most of which were published by the American Sunday School Union. She was an active member of the Rochester community; she founded the first sewing school for working-class children and was involved establishing the Home for Aged Women. She edited a popular religious publication, The Parish Visitor, taught an adult biblical class for Sunday School, and was the president of the Christ Church Missionary Society (1881–85).
Lucy Ellen Guernsey was a 19th-century American author who lived in Rochester, New York. She was a strong proponent of early education and moral development in children, although she never had children of her own. Throughout her most productive years (1855–85) she wrote over 60 novels, most of which were published by the American Sunday School Union. She was an active member of the Rochester community; she founded the first sewing school for working-class children and was involved establishing the Home for Aged Women. She edited a popular religious publication, The Parish Visitor, taught an adult biblical class for Sunday School, and was the president of the Christ Church Missionary Society (1881–85).
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