The vivacious Lloyd Sherman, better rememberedas the Little Colonel, is growing up. As usual, this process brings bothpleasure and pain into her life. In this book Lloyd's adventures lead her,along with her best friends, to Warwick Hall, a lovely old boarding school inWashington, D.C., where they will have wonderful times together. When Christmasbreak comes along, Lloyd and her friends are filled with excitement over all ofthe parties and dances that they will attend. Christmas break is sure to bringLloyd happiness, but with it also comes painful disappointment. Will she everbe allowed to return to her beloved friends and school?Annie Fellows Johnston skillfully recreates the difficulties and joys thatare a part of becoming a woman. For generations (starting with The LittleColonel , also published by Pelican), the adventures of Lloyd Shermanand her fun-loving friends have won readers' hearts. The Little Colonel storiesprove that although times have changed, essential human qualities have not.

 

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

There are 256 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.