02336cam a22003733u 4500 56097 UtSlPG 20260610134307.0 m cr n 260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Vandercook, Margaret, 1876-1958 The Ranch Girls at Boarding School Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2017 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2017-12-01 Produced by Roger Frank "The Ranch Girls at Boarding School" by Margaret Vandercook is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a group of young girls from a ranch in Wyoming who have journeyed east to attend a fashionable boarding school. The main character, Olive Ralston, battles homesickness and insecurities as she navigates the unfamiliar social dynamics of her new environment, while also longing for her friend Jack, who is recovering from an accident. The opening of the book introduces the characters as they settle into Primrose Hall and confront their first night at school. Olive, restless and longing for home, struggles with feelings of loneliness and anxiety while her friends Jean and Frieda seem more at ease. As dawn breaks, Olive's insecurities intensify, prompting her to embark on a walk that leads to her first encounter with school rules and consequences. The narrative explores themes of friendship, identity, and the challenges of growing up, setting the stage for the girls' adventures and conflicts in boarding school life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Schools -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction Boarding school students -- Juvenile fiction Young women -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction Bodine, Hugh A. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56097 96928 96928