Résumé
Résumé de Les vacances de Noël du Petit Colonel
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You will love this if you enjoy girls' school stories, cozy small-town Kentucky life, Christmas scenes, and warm tales about friendship, kindness and growing up.
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What if a school asked for no rules, only your word? In The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation, Annie F. Johnston sends Lloyd Sherman and her Kentucky friends to Warwick Hall, a castle by the Potomac with peacocks on its terraces. Its motto is simple: keep tryst. You get an autumn term, a holiday full of snow and parties, and a girl who learns what a promise costs. The first key idea begins on a steamboat at sunset.
Dans ce résumé
- 1Four Kentucky girls arrive at Warwick HallFree
- 2A lost belt puts the school motto to the test
- 3A troubadour's tale gives the motto its meaning
- 4Lloyd pushes too hard for her pearls
- 5Home for Christmas, snow, and a growing strain
- 6Disappointment shuts Lloyd out of school
- 7Photographs offer comfort in disappointment
- 8An attic hunt brings Rob and Lloyd together
- 9What the story is really about
Point clé 1 sur 9
Four Kentucky girls arrive at Warwick Hall
The story opens on a steamboat on the Potomac. Lloyd Sherman, Betty Lewis and the sisters Allison and Kitty Walton spot a castle-like school with peacocks on its terraces. They are new pupils, and Juliet Lynn, an old girl, tells them what to expect.
Juliet describes a school with almost no rules, a hunter's horn for exercise instead of a bell, and a famous garden. Madam Chartley, the head, turned her family's old mansion into a school and keeps a butler named Hawkins for grandeur. Kitty longs for midnight feasts and mischief, and Juliet says nobody wants them there.
The first weeks bring a welcome party where each new girl has an escort. Lloyd meets Gay Melville, a gifted violinist who dresses in a rush and wears one white shoe and one red bedroom slipper. She also meets Maud Minor, who gushes about Malcolm MacIntyre, a boy from home. Lloyd feels uneasy, and the seeds of the school year are planted.
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Questions about Les vacances de Noël du Petit Colonel
What is The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation about?
It follows Lloyd Sherman, called the Little Colonel, through an autumn term at Warwick Hall and a Christmas at home in Kentucky. Her wish to keep a perfect record comes into conflict with her need for rest.
What does keep tryst mean in the book?
Keep tryst is the motto of Warwick Hall. It means to keep an appointment or promise, and in the school's story it means doing your duty faithfully, in little things as well as great, without being told.
What are the white pearls Lloyd strings?
The pearls are tiny Roman beads on a silk cord. Lloyd adds one for each day she has done her duty well, copying the jewels Ederyn earns in the school's story. The string becomes a private sign of her promise.
Is this book part of a series?
Yes, it belongs to the Little Colonel books by Annie F. Johnston. It refers back to earlier adventures, such as the Arizona visit and the house party, though its story of school and home stands on its own.
Is The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation easy to follow?
Yes, because the chapters are short and each centers on a clear event, such as a school outing, a picnic, a Christmas party or an attic afternoon. The warm, lively dialogue and the repeated motto make the story easy to follow.