Books with title Eleanor

Eleanor, an eccentric young girl loves to wear things that don't really match, but do, in their own way. Eleanor often gets her feelings hurt by other kids who all dress alike. One day, Eleanor got all dressed up to go to a picnic. It was at this gathering that Eleanor learned a valuable lesson about the importance of being yourself, and staying true to the person that you are inside.

The Lady Eleanor Cox is expected to marry. Her upbringing and her parents demand it. She’s spent years confining protests to the patient ears of her maid Bridgette. However, upon receiving an unwanted proposal, Eleanor gives in to her resentment and refuses. In order to appease her parents, she dutifully searches for another suitor. While meeting gentlemen of high society, she is introduced to a dangerous revolutionary plot which threatens order in the kingdom of Eldonway. Eleanor sees no choice but to act. She is forced to choose between propriety and passion in a summit of love, friendship, and loyalty from which there can be no return.

This novel, winner of the North Carolina Juvenile Literature Award, tells the story of twelve-year-old Eleanor Hill, who longs for adventures outside Atlantic Grove, her isolated North Carolina fishing village. She knows that women in other places must do more than hang laundry, tend gardens, and fry fish for dinner. In Atlantic Grove, most girls see nothing more in their futures than marriage to a fisherman and the meager existence that goes with it. Eleanor longs to experience the fast-changing world beyond Atlantic Grove -- she'd like to drive an automobile, see a picture show, and most of all, attend high school. At last she has her chance. Without her papa's permission, Eleanor leaves home to live with her aunt and uncle in nearby New Bern. As she discovers the satisfactions of higher education, Eleanor also attracts the attentions of a handsome Italian immigrant boy and a prominent doctor's son. While spending her teenage years in New Bern, Eleanor begins to realize how valuable love and family are in her struggle for self-reliance. Set against the exhilarating backdrop of 1910's America, this engaging novel vividly portrays one girl's search for identity and independence.

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