TY - BOOK AU - Roy,Lillian Elizabeth AU - Barbour,Harold S. TI - Polly in the Southwest AV - PZ PY - 2021/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Young women -- Juvenile fiction KW - Southwest, New -- Juvenile fiction N1 - Release date is 2021-12-31; Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.); Originally published; United States: Grosset & Dunlap, 1925 N2 - "Polly in the Southwest" by Lillian Elizabeth Roy is a children’s adventure novel written in the early 20th century. This light-hearted fiction follows Polly Brewster and her friends as they navigate the challenges and excitement of life after returning from a long cruise. The group embarks on a new journey towards the southwestern United States, marking yet another chapter in their adventurous lives filled with friendship, intrigue, and the pursuit of treasure along with personal growth. The opening of the story sets the stage for Polly and her friends who have just returned to New York after a cruise filled with unexpected events. They are initially overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of city life compared to their tranquil experiences at sea. As Mr. Dalken shares a letter about mining interests in Arizona, the friends demonstrate a keen interest in accompanying him on his journey westward, sparking discussions about their future adventures. This opening reveals not only their close friendships but also hints at romantic tensions, particularly between Polly and Tom Latimer, making the story rich with emotional dynamics alongside the promise of adventure and exploration in the Southwest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39076002249592 UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67057 ER -