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Step into a world where a warm welcome, a lively party and a new friend make everyday life an adventure.
In Carolyn Wells's Patty's Friends, Patty Fairfield is quick to laugh, quick to help and quick to make friends. This bright, good-natured American girl moves through a comfortable social world where companionship matters. The pleasure lies in meeting the people around her and seeing what they mean to one another.
Parties, outings, dances and visits give Patty and her companions plenty of reasons to gather. They arrange entertainments, welcome guests and find themselves in everyday scrapes. Wells keeps the excitement gentle, with a friendly voice, short scenes and plenty of conversation. Loyalty and kindness give this cheerful social story its heart.
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- A warm-hearted heroine Meet Patty, whose ready laughter and willingness to help make her easy to like.
- Friendship at the center Discover a story that finds its interest in companionship and the people gathered around Patty.
- A lively social world Join young people for parties, dances and visits filled with conversation and shared plans.
- Humor with a gentle touch Enjoy Wells's jokes and playful turns of phrase without the edge of sharp conflict.
- Room for small adventures Settle into everyday scrapes and gentle excitement, where the pleasures remain light and sociable.
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For readers who love gentle girls' fiction, cheerful social comedy and stories about companionship, with house parties, small adventures and friendships shaped by loyalty and kindness.
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- Friendship Shapes the Whole Story
- Social Life Gives the Story Its Setting
- Mild Mysteries and Small Adventures
- How Wells Tells It
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Patty's Friends
by Carolyn Wells · 1908
Amid house parties and everyday scrapes, Patty makes kindness count and keeps her companions close.
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Patty Is Warm, Quick and Loved
The Patty books center on Patty Fairfield, a bright and good-natured American girl. She is quick to laugh, quick to help and quick to make friends. Readers of the series know her as a heroine whose charm does most of the work in any room she enters.
Wells builds her stories around Patty's relationships rather than around danger or grand schemes. Family members, schoolmates and neighbors move in and out of her days. Each of them gives Patty a chance to show generosity or to learn something small.
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What is Patty's Friends about?
It is a light novel in Carolyn Wells's Patty series, centered on the cheerful heroine Patty and the friends around her. It stresses companionship, kindness and the pleasures of a sociable life.
Who wrote Patty's Friends?
Carolyn Wells, an American author who died in 1942. She wrote the Patty series for young readers, as well as humor, verse and many detective novels.
Do I need to read the other Patty books first?
Probably not. The books are episodic and easy to follow. Still, readers who know the earlier volumes will recognize Patty and her circle more quickly.
The author
Carolyn Wells
1862–1942 · American humorist and mystery writer
Carolyn Wells (1862–1942) was an American writer born in Rahway, New Jersey. She later lived in New York City, where she died. She wrote poetry, humor, children's books, and mystery novels. Her works include the Patty and Marjorie series, The Clue (1909), and The Gold Bag (1911).
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