Heidi

by Johanna Spyri

Characters:

Heidi - a little young adorable Swiss eight-year old girl
Clara - a rich ill girl
Grandpa  and Grandma - loved Heidi very much
Mr. Sessemann - the very kind father of Clara

The Story:

Heidi lost her parents at her young age; she went to the high Swiss Alps at the village of Alm to live together with her grandparents. Her irritable Grandpa and sightless Grandma then learned to love their very fascinating granddaughter. Heidi’s Aunt Dete made her to be a companion to Clara, an ill daughter of Mr. Sessemen from far away town of Dorfli.

The two girls became good friends, Clara taught Heidi to write and to read. But Clara’s tutor, Miss Rottenmeier made life not easy for Heidi. The eight-year old girl Heidi seems to grown thin, when a doctor checked her, she was advised to go have a vacation with her grandparents at Alps.

Cricket, Little Girl Of The Old West

by Forrestine G. Hooker

Characters:

Cricket - daughter of an army officer
Lt. Robert Austin - the army officer
Horace P. Jones - army's interpreter
Molly Brown - half-class Indian girl
Jane - cook of Cricket’s family

The Story:

Together with her parents, Cricket travels to transfer from one camp to another. Her father Lt. Robert Austin is from the 10th cavalry of the army. Cricket was a brave little girl; she never gets scared even if the camp and soldiers were attacked by the Indians.

She is naturally friendly and giving to everyone. Cricket always think of others like to her Negro playmates, she gave them candies, cookies even their cook Jane get anger of her. She also makes the other army's wife laugh and entertain with her stories.

Cricket has a special friend; she is an Indian woman who was always defended by her. She is always erroneously suspect to steal dimes and pies but then proved later that she never steals. Cricket really has a pure heart in helping others because she gave away even her father's favorite food.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll

Characters:

Alice - a very charming little girl
Queen of Hearts - Wonderland’s monarch
The Duchess, the Mad Hatter, Dormouse and other little animals that becomes dear to Alice.

The Story:

There was a brilliant young girl named Alice who dreams that she lives in the world of wonders. That she is taking care of a white rabbit on a way to the Wonderland where people with animals share strange and blissful actions. While in Wonderland, Alice experience different challenging adventures. Not knowing that the place is so different from where she came, she made unusual faults that almost made her cry.

She became friends with different animals in the Wonderland like Duchess, a march hare, dormouse, and the mad hatter. They make Alice familiar with the place and feel comfortable with them. And Alice realized that these little animals are also like her, have and feeling and good heart to others.

The Lark On The Wing

by Elfrida Vipont

Characters:

Kit Haverard - dreams to become a singer
Laura Haverard - Kit’s relative
Terry Chauntesinger - co-singer of Kit
Papa Andreas - voice teacher
Laurence Cray - a kind young man

The Story:

A young girl from Heryot Friends School dreams to become a singer and don't want to be a secretary to his professor father. Though most of the time Laura Haverard, a close relative make fun of her thoughts. Also her other relatives always tell her that there’s no benefit in singing.

When his father got ill he brought him to the French town of Rosayac. While dining in a cafe, she was invited to sing and Kit graced the stage and sings few songs which amuse the happy listeners. Returning to England finally Kit was so happy to permit by his father study singing.