This book tells the story of Joyce, an American girl, who travels to France and befriends a neighboring family. Joyce is unhappy and misses her family at home. When she meets a neglected little boy named Jules, Joyce is drawn out of focusing on herself to try to help him. A sweet...
Joyce was crying, up in old Monsieur Gr ville's tallest pear-tree. She had gone down to the farthest corner of the garden, out of sight of the house, for she did not want any one to know that she was miserable enough to cry. She was tired of the garden with the high stone wall...
"The Gate of the Giant Scissors" by Annie Fellows Johnston invites readers to discover the charm of France through the eyes of young travelers. Set in Tours, this engaging juvenile fiction explores themes of sisterhood and friendship amidst the backdrop of a captivating foreign...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for...
The Giant Scissors by Annie Fellows Johnston is a classic children's book that tells the story of a young girl named Joyce who lives with her wealthy aunt in New York City. Joyce is fascinated by a pair of giant scissors that her aunt keeps in her sewing room, and she longs to...
The Giant Scissors is a children's novel written by Annie Fellows Johnston. The story is set in the late 1800s and follows the lives of two sisters, Joyce and Peggy, who are living with their grandparents in a small town in Kentucky. The sisters are very close and share a love...