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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aJacobs, Caroline Emilia,
_d1872-1909
245 1 0 _aPatricia
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-10-30
508 _aE-text prepared by David Garcia and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Patricia" by Caroline Emilia Jacobs is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. This charming tale focuses on the adventurous and kind-hearted young girl, Patricia Kirby, as she navigates her childhood life filled with innocence, imaginative play, and heartfelt interactions with both animals and people around her. As she befriends a stray dog and seeks to find him a home, Patricia demonstrates her compassion while simultaneously getting into humorous and sometimes troublesome predicaments. The opening of the book introduces Patricia on a "fatiguing day," where she discovers a small, homeless dog whom she names Custard. Rather than simply dismissing the dog, she enthusiastically takes it upon herself to care for and find him a loving home, leading her on a series of escapades, including a humorous attempt to introduce him to various families in her neighborhood. Throughout her adventures, we see her thoughtful nature clash with the more rigid views of the adult world around her, particularly represented by her Aunt Julia. As her day unfolds with misunderstandings and lively interactions, the reader is drawn into Patricia’s whimsical yet earnest quest, exemplifying the joys and challenges of childhood exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGirls -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13895
999 _c55283
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