The Girls of Gardenville

It is pleasant to have another book about a group of merry, natural girls, who have the attractions of innocence and youthful faults. "The Sweet Sixteen" Club made fudge, and went on picnics, and behaved just as jolly, nice maidens should. (The Outlook, vol. 82, Mar. 24, 1906) (5 hr 5 min)

Chapters

01 - Caroline of the Sweet Sixteen	25:57	Read by Betsie Bush
02 - Sustaining a borrowed reputation	20:23	Read by Betsie Bush
03 - An untransferable gift	18:47	Read by Betsie Bush
04 - How Caroline improved the cooking	17:59	Read by Betsie Bush
05 - Margery Danvers, fireman	16:50	Read by Betsie Bush
06 - The tribulations of a triplet	20:03	Read by Betsie Bush
07 - A case of suspended gratitude	21:36	Read by Betsie Bush
08 - When Tekla carried the basket	22:05	Read by Betsie Bush
09 - Sailing under sealed orders	25:20	Read by Betsie Bush
10 - Cousin Emily's revolt	15:56	Read by Betsie Bush
11 - Days and dollars	19:53	Read by Betsie Bush
12 - The helpfulness of Virginia	20:10	Read by Betsie Bush
13 - Disposing of Julius Caesar	23:00	Read by Betsie Bush
14 - The quest of the Hallow e\'en pumpkin	21:45	Read by Betsie Bush
15 - Finishing a beginner	16:01	Read by Betsie Bush

Reviews

Unfinished

(1 stars)

Janelle

I couldn't get into this. It just seemed too cheesy and silly. Not having read far it's hard to summarise the plot. Basically it's about a group of teenage girls who organise themselves into a club (iapparently it was the thing to do) called Sweet Sixteens as there are sixteen of them and they like to cook sweets. The first chapter involves a fundraising effort that goes a little too successfully for the teenage treasurer who struggles to count the $50 or so that they managed to raise. I thought it best to stop listening before I lost any more brain cells.

Humorous stories

(5 stars)

Melbelle

Thought this was a fun book. Took a little to get into it, but the stories with simple morals were quite funny. This group of girls get themselves into all kinds of predicaments, learning lessons along the way, and learning to be kind and generous.

Tabitha