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Beyond their big old house, four sisters find a schoolroom full of new friends, rivals, and small tests of character.
Ruth, Agnes, Tess and Dot Kenway are orphaned sisters learning to make a life together. In The Corner House Girls at School, their world opens beyond the home. Teachers need pleasing, lessons need learning, and playmates need choosing. Each sister brings her own nature to the classroom, where small mistakes can become lessons in growing up.
Ruth carries her household duties with patience, while lively Agnes has a gift for getting into scrapes. Curious Tess meets the world with wonder, and little Dot brings questions, plans and humor. Grace Brooks Hill follows them with a gentle voice, exploring friendship, responsibility and the expectations placed on girls in the early twentieth century.
What you’ll discover
- A house that holds them Step into the big old home that shapes the sisters' life together.
- The classroom's small society Meet new friends and rivals as school brings fresh choices for each sister.
- Four different ways to grow Follow patient Ruth, spirited Agnes, curious Tess and sweet Dot through their separate lessons.
- Mistakes with something to teach Discover how everyday scrapes test responsibility, including the need to accept help.
- A gentle storytelling voice Enjoy short chapters and small events told by a friendly storyteller who follows all four sisters.
Who will love it
You will love this book if you enjoy warm family stories, schoolyard rivalries, old-fashioned Christmas scenes, and funny animals. It suits readers who like sisters who tease and comfort each other.
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The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- An unwanted goat joins the family
- A stranger catches Agnes before she falls
- Kindness leaves room for Neale's pride
- Agnes stands beside an embarrassed friend
- Agnes chooses fairness over an easy victory
- Ruth gives with people in mind
- A snow castle puts rivalry aside
- Belonging does not require surrendering pride
- Trust grows around an unfinished mystery
Who’s who
- Ruth KenwayThe sixteen-year-old head of the household, sensible and generous, who wants to look after her sisters and help the poor tenants.
- Agnes KenwayThe reckless twelve-year-old with a quick temper and a loyal heart, who wants to win races and defend her friends.
- Tess KenwayThe kind and literal ten-year-old who owns the goat and wants every boy and girl to have a happy Christmas.
- Dot KenwayThe youngest sister, a tiny dreamer who mothers her Alice doll and says the funniest things.
- Neale O'NeilA proud white-haired boy with no family in town who wants to go to school and keeps his past hidden.
- Trix SevernA skilled skater and jealous classmate who wants to be the leader of her grade and resents the Corner House girls.
- Mr. Con MurphyThe gruff, kindly Irish cobbler whose pig raids the garden and who wants to give Neale a chance.
- Uncle RufusThe old servant who tells tall tales and watches over the girls and the house.
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The Corner House Girls at School
by Grace Brooks Hill · 1914
A goat, a runaway pig and a pale boy in a peach tree change one school year at the Corner House.
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What happens when a goat with a noble beard arrives at a house full of girls a week before school? In The Corner House Girls at School, the answer is trouble, laughter, and a friendship that changes a boy's life.
The Corner House Girls at School at a glance
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- About 3 h 30 min2 h 45 min fast, 4 h 5 min slow
- Length
- 49,400 words
- Library level
- Easy short sentences, plain words
- First published
- 1914by Grace Brooks Hill
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From the 15-minute summary · Key idea 1
A mischievous gift arrives at the Corner House
The book opens with a gift that nobody trusts. Sam Pinkney, a boy known for causing trouble, ties his old goat Billy Bumps beside the woodshed and solemnly hands him to little Tess. The four sisters call a family meeting on the spot.
Dot explains the likely motive. Billy Bumps butted the new minister straight through a cellar window, and the poor man landed headfirst in the winter's coal. Then the goat camped outside the front door and held him prisoner until Sam came home from school. The sisters laugh until they are doubled over.
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Hill, Grace Brooks. The Corner House Girls at School. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-corner-house-girls-at-school.
Hill, G. B. (2026). The Corner House girls at school. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-corner-house-girls-at-school (Original work published 1914)
Hill, Grace Brooks. The Corner House Girls at School. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-corner-house-girls-at-school.
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What is The Corner House Girls at School about?
It follows four sisters, Ruth, Agnes, Tess, and Dot Kenway, through their first school year in Milton. They deal with a goat, a runaway pig, a rival named Trix, and a mysterious boy called Neale O'Neil.
Who is Neale O'Neil in The Corner House Girls at School?
Neale is a proud, white-haired boy of fifteen who saves Agnes from a fall and joins the household as a helper. He wants to go to school and will not talk about his past.
Who is Billy Bumps?
Billy Bumps is an old, bearded goat that Sam Pinkney gives to Tess. He chews stockings, butts a pig through a fence, and pulls the little girls in a cart, and he becomes a loved pet.
The author
Grace Brooks Hill
1865–1947 · American children's fiction pseudonym
American writer, novelist, and short story writer.
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