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100 1 _aLong, Helen Beecher
245 1 0 _aJanice Day, the Young Homemaker
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2001
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2001-01-01
508 _aScanned by Aaron Cannon
520 _a"Janice Day, the Young Homemaker" by Helen Beecher Long is a coming-of-age novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Janice Day, a resourceful and caring young girl who is navigating the challenges of managing a household after the death of her mother. As she faces the trials of hiring a series of incompetent housemaids and the mischief caused by neighborhood boys, particularly Arlo Junior, Janice's determination to maintain her family's home life and her education shines through. The opening of the novel introduces Janice in her daily routine, marked by her early morning efforts to provide a proper breakfast for her father amidst the chaos caused by a neglectful housemaid. From her observations of Arlo Junior's antics with a group of cats to her own reflections on her late mother, we see Janice grappling with grief and responsibility. The narrative sets up her interactions with household challenges and community relationships, laying the groundwork for her character development. As the story unfolds, the weight of familial expectations and her ambitions to fill her mother's role create a rich tapestry of youthful resilience and the complexities of growing up. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSocial classes -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aYoung women -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2483
999 _c44564
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