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Challenge at Runaway Brook
Kitty Brown's city cousins come to spend the summer with her in the country. Fun-filled days of berry picking and exploration bring delight as they discover God's loving care in all of creation. But Charley's selfishness gets in the way, and their eagerly anticipated fishing trip is ruined! What will it take for him to finally realize that it is always best to obey? Challenge at Runaway Brook is a delightful story to enjoy while learning life-long lessons together.
126 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1852
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
130 books22 followersElizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, born Mary Gray Phelps, was an American author.
She was born at Andover, Massachusetts. In most of her writings she used her mother's name "Elizabeth Stuart Phelps" as a pseudonym, both before and after her marriage in 1888 to Herbert Dickinson Ward, a journalist seventeen years younger. She also used the pseudonym Mary Adams. Her father Austin Phelps was pastor of the Pine Street Congregational Church until 1848, when he accepted a position as the Chair of Rhetoric at Andover Theological Seminary and moved the family to Boston.
Ward wrote three Spiritualist novels, The Gates Ajar, Between the Gates and Beyond the Gates, and a novella about animal rights, Loveliness. While writing other popular stories, she was also a great advocate, by lecturing and otherwise, for social reform, temperance, and the emancipation of women. She was also involved in clothing reform for women, urging them to burn their corsets in 1874.
Ward's mother, Elizabeth (Wooster) Stuart Phelps, (August 13, 1815—November 30, 1852) wrote the Kitty Brown books under the pen name H. Trusta.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps and her husband co-authored two Biblical romances in 1890 and 1891. Her autobiography, Chapters from a Life was published in 1896 after being serialized in McClure's. She also wrote a large number of essays for Harper's
Phelps continued to write short stories and novels into the twentieth century. One work, Trixy (1904), dealt with another cause she supported, anti-vivisection (a topic on which she also addressed the Massachusetts State Legislature). Her last work, Comrades (1911), was published posthumously. Phelps died January 28, 1911, in Newton Center, Massachusetts.
She was born at Andover, Massachusetts. In most of her writings she used her mother's name "Elizabeth Stuart Phelps" as a pseudonym, both before and after her marriage in 1888 to Herbert Dickinson Ward, a journalist seventeen years younger. She also used the pseudonym Mary Adams. Her father Austin Phelps was pastor of the Pine Street Congregational Church until 1848, when he accepted a position as the Chair of Rhetoric at Andover Theological Seminary and moved the family to Boston.
Ward wrote three Spiritualist novels, The Gates Ajar, Between the Gates and Beyond the Gates, and a novella about animal rights, Loveliness. While writing other popular stories, she was also a great advocate, by lecturing and otherwise, for social reform, temperance, and the emancipation of women. She was also involved in clothing reform for women, urging them to burn their corsets in 1874.
Ward's mother, Elizabeth (Wooster) Stuart Phelps, (August 13, 1815—November 30, 1852) wrote the Kitty Brown books under the pen name H. Trusta.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps and her husband co-authored two Biblical romances in 1890 and 1891. Her autobiography, Chapters from a Life was published in 1896 after being serialized in McClure's. She also wrote a large number of essays for Harper's
Phelps continued to write short stories and novels into the twentieth century. One work, Trixy (1904), dealt with another cause she supported, anti-vivisection (a topic on which she also addressed the Massachusetts State Legislature). Her last work, Comrades (1911), was published posthumously. Phelps died January 28, 1911, in Newton Center, Massachusetts.
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August 8, 2017
Ellie read this book for our family summer reading program and she thoroughly enjoyed it rating it 5 stars..krb 8/5/17
Mom read this book off of Ellie's recommendation. Very good book but I would say that it is a preachy kind of book. Mom rates 3 stars..krb 8/7/17
Mom read this book off of Ellie's recommendation. Very good book but I would say that it is a preachy kind of book. Mom rates 3 stars..krb 8/7/17
December 31, 2018
There’s no real story to this book. It’s a bunch of mini stories showing how Charley was a little sinner, who would always do the right thing after he screwed up. The other kids? All perfect. Except Bess, who was supposedly too young to know better.
October 5, 2019
While there are some positive messages in this book, the book is not tied together well. Also, the scene in the graveyard might be disturbing to younger children. Overall, while I am a big fan of the Lamplighter series of books, I can not recommend this particular one.
December 15, 2020
Excellent book! It really shows how Scripture can be applied to everyday life and the daily adventures of children as they grow!
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