TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mathews,Joanna H.
TI  - Nellie's Housekeeping: Little Sunbeams Series
AV  - PZ 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Children's stories
KW  - Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Mice -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Cats -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Courtship -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Housekeeping -- Juvenile fiction
N1  - Release date is 2014-05-25; Hard at work -- A talk with papa -- Nellie a housekeeper -- A courtship -- White mice -- The gray mice -- The black cat -- Daisy's sacrifice -- Making ginger-cakes -- Fresh troubles -- A night of it -- An alarm -- Last of the sunbeams; Produced by Melissa McDaniel, Emmy and the Online
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N2  - "Nellie's Housekeeping" by Joanna H. Mathews is a children's fiction book written in the late 19th century. This charming story centers around the character of Nellie Ransom, a thoughtful and diligent young girl who is grappling with her responsibilities at home while also trying to achieve academic success during her summer break. The narrative explores themes of kindness, the importance of family, and the balance between work and play.  The opening of the book introduces us to Nellie, who is initially absorbed in her writing and studies, focused on finding Bible texts. However, Nellie's interactions with her younger sister, Carrie, reveal her growing irritability, which she attributes to feeling overwhelmed by her self-imposed academic burdens. As she struggles with feelings of being cross and unkind, Nellie grapples with her desire to improve herself while recognizing the impact of her choices on her family's dynamics. Through her mother's gentle guidance, Nellie begins to understand the importance of balancing her studies with being a caring and attentive sister. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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ER  -