02496cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000490011324500630016226400510022530000470027633600260032333700260034933800360037550000310041150800960044252013870053853400450192565300400197065300350201065300200204565300330206585600430209899900170214135822UtSlPG20260610133822.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aBaird, Jean K.q(Jean Katherine),d1872-191810aThat Little Girl of Miss Eliza's: A Story for Young People 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-04-10  aProduced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"That Little Girl of Miss Eliza's: A Story for Young People" by Jean K. Baird is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. It introduces readers to Miss Eliza Wells, an unconventional woman living in a rural area known as Shintown, who has a propensity for nurturing flowers and following her unique ideas about life. The storyline revolves around her life as she inadvertently becomes responsible for a little girl who has lost her mother in an accident, presenting themes of compassion, individuality, and the complexities of unexpected parenthood.  The opening portion of the book sets the stage by describing Eliza's peculiar yet endearing character and the bleakness of her surroundings. It vividly depicts the dilapidated Shintown and Eliza's distinctive home amid the worn-down community. The narrative quickly shifts when she encounters a sleeping woman and child on her way home, leading to a dramatic turn of events involving a runaway horse. Eliza's subsequent actions, driven by a sense of responsibility, pull her into a new life she had not anticipated, filled with a beautiful yet challenging bond with the child, whom she later names Beth. This first chapter lays a strong foundation for exploring Eliza's character development and her evolving relationship with Beth as they navigate their new reality together. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aFoundlings -- Juvenile fiction  aMystery fiction  aVillages -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35822  c76665d76665