TY - BOOK AU - Hope,Laura Lee TI - The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm: or, Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays AV - PZ PY - 2006/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Girls -- Juvenile fiction KW - Farm life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Juvenile fiction N1 - Release date is 2006-11-29; E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Cori Samuel, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm" by Laura Lee Hope is a novel aimed at young readers, written in the early 20th century. It follows the adventures of the DeVere sisters, Ruth and Alice, who, along with a theatrical troupe, travel to Oak Farm to film rural scenes for moving pictures. The story combines elements of drama and comedy, highlighting the excitement and challenges faced by the characters while exploring themes of friendship, creativity, and rural life. The opening of the book sets the stage for the journey to Oak Farm, featuring a diverse cast of characters as they board a train. Ruth and Alice express their eagerness to escape the city heat, and their excitement is palpable. As the train ride progresses, an unexpected collision occurs, causing panic among the passengers but ultimately serving as a catalyst for the unfolding adventure. The girls engage in lively conversations about life on the farm and the prospects of filming, while hints of a mysterious background regarding the farm start to emerge. The stage is thus set for both whimsical experiences and potential challenges as they navigate their summer at Oak Farm. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19969 ER -