Betty Wales, Freshman

By Eva M. Nagel, Margaret Warde, Margaret Warde (Edith Kellogg Dunton)

Book Overview

A fresh voice from a bygone era, Betty Wales, Freshman invites readers to step into a small town kitchen, a classroom, and a doorway to adulthood where a young girl learns who she is through study, service, and the ordinary rhythms of daily life. This juvenile fiction narrative blends intimate coming of age themes with a clear lens on adolescence, education, and the shaping power of family and town ties. Readers will glimpse nineteenth century morals and opportunities through a college-like arc of discovery and responsibility, in a setting that resonates with school library audiences and family reading selections alike. The story sits squarely in classic american juvenile tradition, commemorating public domain classics while illuminating the hopes and challenges of youth in nineteenth century america and small town america. Alpha Editions is honoured to restore this historical treasure for today's and future generations. Out of print for decades, Betty Wales, Freshman is now reissued with care, offering a vivid window into the era and its values without losing immediacy for modern readers. This is more than a reprint - it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, a carefully preserved bridge between old-world manners and contemporary understandings of education, self-discovery, and community. With warmth and clarity, the book speaks to casual readers and classic-literature collectors alike, inviting relection on education, belonging, and the quiet brave of growing up.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354844138
• ISBN13: 9789354844133
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"