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The Story Girl
Classic children's fiction
The Story Girl
Book 1 of the The Story Girl series
The King cousins spend a season on Prince Edward Island captivated by Sara Stanley, whose gift for storytelling transforms family history, local legend, and ordinary events into vivid adventures. Their games and rivalries unfold around the old homestead as they form clubs, stage performances, and confront the small mysteries of childhood. Beneath the comedy lies an awareness that seasons end and family circumstances change. Golden and nostalgic, this episodic novel is a natural summer read for families and anyone who remembers how one gifted storyteller could make a familiar landscape feel enchanted.
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Stories involving death, ghosts, and superstition · Childhood danger and discipline · Period-typical social attitudes
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