02578cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000410011324500360015426400510019030000470024133600260028833700260031433800360034050000310037650801250040752013590053253400450189165300350193665300340197165300410200565300360204665300410208270000330212385600430215699900170219931200UtSlPG20260610133719.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aBarrett, Katharine Ellis,d1879-196114aThe Wide Awake Girls in Winsted 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-02-01  aE-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.fadedpage.com)  a"The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted" by Katharine Ruth Ellis is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Catherine Smith, a young girl returning home from college for the summer, who is driven by a desire to contribute to her community in Winsted. The novel explores themes of friendship, ambition, and the importance of education as Catherine, motivated by her experiences and friendships, embarks on a mission to establish a library in her town with the help of her peers.  At the start of the narrative, Catherine is introduced as a passionate and earnest character, eager to express her thoughts and feelings through writing, particularly a song for her college. While struggling with her inspiration, she interacts with a range of characters, including the ever-talking Algernon Swinburne and his mischievous younger brother, Elsmere. As the story unfolds, Catherine’s recollections of friendships from college lead her to the idea of bringing her friends together for the purpose of creating a library, setting the stage for a community-centered journey filled with cooperation and adventure. The opening not only establishes Catherine’s motivations but also hints at the coming themes of collaboration and self-discovery as she navigates her relationships and aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFriendship -- Juvenile fiction  aVacations -- Juvenile fiction  aCollege students -- Juvenile fiction  aYoung women -- Juvenile fiction  aPublic libraries -- Juvenile fiction1 aGallagher, Sears,d1869-195540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31200  c72046d72046