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Readers who love seaside summers, spirited girls and gentle mischief will enjoy this story, as will anyone who likes loyal friends, kind families and a ship coming home.
Che cos’è questo libro
What happens when a girl who believes that screaming gets her everything follows her neighbors to the seaside? Princess Polly Sherwood and Rose Atherton count the days until summer at Cliffmore, a fishing village where their friend Sprite Seaford lives in a house made from an upturned ship. Gwen Harcourt, bold and boastful, announces that she does not care to go there. Then she goes anyway.
Princess Polly at Play is a children's novel by Amy Brooks, told in short chapters. You get a prowler who steals nothing, a pageant on the sand, a wedding, and a ship weeks overdue.
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- 1Gwen arrives at Cliffmore before anyone expects herFree
- 2A prowler who steals nothing stirs up the village
- 3Max dares Gwen into trouble and then leaves her
- 4The pageant brings a runaway donkey and a worried captain
- 5A wedding and a frightening visit from Great Aunt Rose
- 6A dream of a golden ship comes true
- 7Parents who excuse faults and friends who show kindness
- 8Light, quick scenes tell a story of luck and mischief
Punto chiave 1 di 8
Gwen arrives at Cliffmore before anyone expects her
The story opens in Avondale, where Polly and Rose can think of nothing but the shore. They remember Sprite dressed as a mermaid on the rocks, and her home made from the hull of a ship, turned upside down and split into rooms. This year the girls will finish the trip by water on Captain Atherton's yacht, the Dolphin.
Then Gwen Harcourt comes racing up the avenue. She walks into any house with an open door and stays as long as she likes. This morning she has marched in on new neighbors and judged them rudely. She announces that she does not want to go to Cliffmore, hiding the fact that her demands to go have failed.
Polly and Rose notice something sad. Mrs. Harcourt tells Gwen's rude pranks as if they were clever. Gwen screamed for half an hour, and for the first time it did not work. Her mother gives in the next day anyway. When the Dolphin reaches the pier, Gwen is perched on a tall post, calling that she got there first. A young sailor frightens her, and she tells an invented story about being dunked. Her dress is bone dry, and a small boy named Max Deland laughs out loud.
A child who is applauded for rudeness learns to be rude, and everyone nearby must live with it.
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- LengthAbout 28,500 words
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Questions about La principessa Polly gioca
What is Princess Polly at Play about?
It follows one summer at the seaside village of Cliffmore, where Princess Polly, Rose and Sprite enjoy dances, boats, a pageant and a wedding while mischievous Gwen and Max keep stirring up trouble.
Who is Gwen Harcourt in Princess Polly at Play?
Gwen is a pretty, bold neighbor who tells wild stories, walks into other people's houses and expects her own way. Her mother praises her rudeness, so she rarely learns, except from the consequences of her scrapes.
Why is Sprite Seaford's house made from a ship?
Sprite lives with her parents in the hull of an old ship, turned upside down and divided into rooms, which they call the Syren's Cave. It suits a captain's family and shows how simple their life is.
Is Princess Polly at Play easy to read?
Yes, in the sense that matters here: short chapters, plain language, lively dialogue and clear scenes make it easy to follow. Each chapter has its own small adventure, so listeners can enjoy it a chapter at a time.
What is the main message of the book?
The story shows that kindness, honesty and loyalty make for happy homes, while indulging rude behavior leads to trouble. It also shows hope and care carrying a family through worry and hardship.
Cite this edition
Brooks, Amy. Princess Polly at Play. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/princess-polly-at-play.
Brooks, A. (2026). Princess Polly at play. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/princess-polly-at-play
Brooks, Amy. Princess Polly at Play. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/princess-polly-at-play.
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