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100 1 _aRhoades, Nina,
_d1863-1940
245 1 4 _aThe Children on the Top Floor
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-05-07
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Verity White and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Children on the Top Floor" by Nina Rhoades is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around two main characters, Betty and Jack Randall, who live a modest life in an apartment building. Betty is a caring older sister to her little brother Jack, who is a cripple and unable to walk. The book explores themes of friendship, compassion, and the struggles of families facing hardship. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Betty, who is purchasing cream cakes for her brother at a local bakery. After a mishap involving her cakes, she encounters Winifred Hamilton, a girl living in the same apartment building. As they talk, Betty reveals about Jack’s condition, which deepens Winifred's compassion for the siblings. The narrative quickly establishes the dynamic of their lives—Betty's unwavering love for Jack and her desire to improve his situation. As the story unfolds, it hints at their different backgrounds and foreshadows potential connections between the Hamiltons and the Randalls, setting a foundation for themes of kindness and community support amid their struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChildren with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aNew York (State) -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aApartment houses -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aDavidson, Bertha G.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32279
999 _c73125
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