From the author of The LittleColonel , immortalized in film by the adorable Shirley Temple,comes yet another enchanting story. Little Joyce is an American girl who hasbeen sent abroad to France to study. She is very homesick and lonely, until shemeets Jules, a sick boy who needs her help to get well. She soon discovers thateven a Christmas far from home can be joyful. But will she be able to helpJules?Annie Fellows Johnston succeeds in writing a timeless story of bravery andfriendship. Travel to the faraway land of The Giant Scissors, across from theRiver Loire, and share in Joyce's adventures there! Other books by Ms. Johnstoninclude: The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation ,The Little Colonel's Hero , The Little Colonel'sHouse Party , The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor , Mary Ware in Texas , Mary Ware's PromisedLand , and Two Little Knights of Kentucky . All of these are published by Pelican.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 186 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Pelican Publishing Co .

Annie Fellows Johnston (1863-1931) has sold more than one million copies of her Little Colonel books. These include The Little Colonel, The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation, The Little Colonel's House Party, Two Little Knights of Kentucky, Mary Ware in Texas, and Mary Ware's Promised Land, all of which are published by Pelican.