"Ted and the Telephone" by Sara Ware Bassett is a tale that transports readers to the 1920s, where a young boy named Ted Turner makes his way through childhood in the mill town of Freeman's Falls, New Hampshire, after moving from a farm in rural Vermont. Driven by his desires, he longs for a more exciting life away from the cotton mills and dreams of inventions. His journey captures his family struggles, interest in science, and ultimately, the values of friendship and the importance of innovation. As Ted begins working, he gradually finds himself wrapped up in the operations of the Fernald estate, he becomes immersed in an emotional friendship with Mr. Laurie Fernald, who faces his own challenges, Ted's dreams of inventing begin to grow.
Ted and the Telephone
By Sara Ware Bassett
In a town marked by mills, a wide-eyed boy chases dreams of science and friendship, looking to spark a new and exciting future.
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Sara Ware Bassett was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her novels primarily deal with New England characters, and most of them are set in two fictional Cape Cod villages she created, Belleport and Wilton. Her first novel, Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party, was published in 1907. She subsequently wrote more than 40 additional novels, continuing to write and publish into the late 1950s. Many of her novels focus on love stories and humorously eccentric characters. A number of her works are available as free e-books. Two of her novels, The Taming of Zenas Henry (1915) and The Harbor Road (1919), were adapted as the motion pictures Captain Hurricane (1935) and Danger Ahead (1921).
Sara Ware Bassett was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her novels primarily deal with New England characters, and most of them are set in two fictional Cape Cod villages she created, Belleport and Wilton. Her first novel, Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party, was published in 1907. She subsequently wrote more than 40 additional novels, continuing to write and publish into the late 1950s. Many of her novels focus on love stories and humorously eccentric characters. A number of her works are available as free e-books. Two of her novels, The Taming of Zenas Henry (1915) and The Harbor Road (1919), were adapted as the motion pictures Captain Hurricane (1935) and Danger Ahead (1921).
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