Aggy Sandison Seeks New Life With Sir George in America
In a Sandisbrae household aggy Aggy Sandison and her cousin Sir Geordie discuss a bold plan to move to America. Aggy offers to finance passage and build a life abroad while persuading Sir George to marry money and seek work, aiming to secure a future beyond Sandisbrae.
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Aggy
America
Rob
Géorge
Sandisbrae
France
Sir George
Jock
Steenie
Gles’ga
Sir Geordie
Agey
Agnes
Lady Sandison
Gheddar-Armstrong
Armstrongs
Charles
Uncle Charles
Teaven
Laddie
Burrden
Island Ambition Frays MacBeth Family Bonds
Robert MacBeth, a prosperous Scottish builder, dreams of an island sanctuary as arthritis confines him. His daughter Roberta, bold and restless, rejects the setting and plans to move the business and household, testing a father’s control and a family legacy on their remote retreat.
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Robert
Bailly MacBeth
Scotland
Robert MacBeth
Walter
Robert “MacBeth
Roberta
MacBeth
Rob MacBeth
Jean MacBeth
Roberta Jean MacBeth
Venus
Council of
Island Purchase Sparks Family Tension At Sunset Terrace
Roberta reflects on her father's plan to buy a long island with gardens, farm and woods, a beach and boat access. The island, seen as a potential surprise after she finishes school, draws her mixed reactions as she judges her father's financial risk and the marriage of personal dream with concrete value.
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MacBeth
Roberta
Chance
Kimi
Robert MacBeth
Children Corner Pencil Squirrel Drawings
Reader Lucille Crites shares a playful verse describing a childlike drawing of a squirrel with a nut. The lighthearted piece blends art prompts with whimsical lines about a squirrel’s features and pose.
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Lucille Crites
Returning Spring in the Tale of Persephone and Demeter
The ancient tale of Demeter and Persephone explains the yearly cycle of seasons. Persephone is abducted by a god, spends part of each year in the underworld, and returns to bring spring and growth to the earth when Hermes persuades Zeus.
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Demeter
Arethusa
Cis
Persephone
Zeus
High Olympus
Dis
Underworld
Earth
Kingdom of
Sis
Hermes
Enna
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Margaret Turnbul
Illustrations By
Irwin Myers
Margaret
Turnbull
W. N. U. Service
Geordie
Steenié
AEA
Jim Giraffe
Jin Cizgile
Cam
Rte
Osborne
Felix
Sn Mavae
The
Ss Corner S
Deathienes
Alice M. Greer
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