Mary Rose of Mifflin

"Mary Rose of Mifflin" by Frances R. Sterrett is a story about a young girl named Mary Rose who leaves the comfort of her small-town life in Mifflin to live with her aunt and uncle in a city apartment where kids and animals aren't usually welcome; it highlights the important topics of family connections, discovering where you belong, and the difficulties of getting used to unfamiliar places. Mary Rose's adventure begins when she arrives at the Washington Apartment House to live with her Aunt Kate and Uncle Larry, as the book begins highlighting how Mary Rose's simple and kind personality clashes with the apartment building's uninviting atmosphere. Mary Rose wanting to keep her pets, Jenny Lind the canary and George Washington the cat, shows the struggles that the people in the city apartment building where kids aren't usually allowed will cause her, even as her family tries to help her adjust to city life. Mary Rose brings both laughter and comfort to her conversations with Washington's distant residents as she goes through her new environment.