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The Polly Brewster Series #1
Polly of Pebbly Pit
Excerpt from Polly of Pebbly Pit
"Polly! Poll-ee!" sounded musically from the direction of the kitchen doorway in a ranch-house, and reached Polly Brewster as she knelt beside her pet in the barn.
"Run outside and see what Maw wants, Poll," said Mr. Brewster, who was working faithfully over the object of Polly's solicitous devotion.
Obediently, Polly ran out and shaded her eyes as she gazed across the great depression of the volcanic crater which had made such a wonderful farm for the Brewsters. At the door of the long, squat homestead, stood Mrs. Brewster, waiting for an answer.
The moment she saw Polly, she called: "Dinner-r's ready!"
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"Polly! Poll-ee!" sounded musically from the direction of the kitchen doorway in a ranch-house, and reached Polly Brewster as she knelt beside her pet in the barn.
"Run outside and see what Maw wants, Poll," said Mr. Brewster, who was working faithfully over the object of Polly's solicitous devotion.
Obediently, Polly ran out and shaded her eyes as she gazed across the great depression of the volcanic crater which had made such a wonderful farm for the Brewsters. At the door of the long, squat homestead, stood Mrs. Brewster, waiting for an answer.
The moment she saw Polly, she called: "Dinner-r's ready!"
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- GenresYoung Adult
328 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1922
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December 7, 2015
Polly lives on a Colorado ranch called Pebbly Pit. Two wealthy girls, Barbara and Eleanor Maynard, are staying for the summer with Anne Stewart, a woman who used to teach in the vicinity, and have to learn to adjust to a simpler life.
- Everyone in this book is stuck up and looks down their nose at everyone else. The Maynard girls look down at the Brewsters because they live on a farm; The Brewsters look down at the Maynard girls because they don't go to church; Mrs. Brewster looks down at the neighbors because they're ranchers and speak with a drawl; Sary, the servant girl, looks down on the Brewsters because they don't spoil her. Honestly the only character I liked in the book was Jeb, the farm hand.
- The sothern accents are written so strongly that it can be hard to figure out what it's supposed to say, especially when it came to Sary.
- Sary creeps me out. She's this overweight, dumb, widow who doesn't care that her husband just died. She gets mad that the Brewsters don't give her a luxery bedroom in their house and schemes to get some of Barbara and Eleanors expensive things. She's over emotional and never shuts up which gets annoying since all her dialogue is written out like the example above. She's also trying to lure Jeb into marrying her and I actually feel super bad for him. I wish she wasn't in the book.
- The most annoying part of the book is when Eleanor is saying what if the old prospector, Mr. Montresor, had a son and one day he and Polly met without knowing he was Montresor son and they had a romance. Right after she says that a strange, young man walks into the room who happens to look just like Montresor. Ugh, please.
- This book wasn't that bad until a little over half way through when it becomes clear that the girls are going to find Montresor lost gold mine and the whole story shifts to only that. They mention worrying about claim jumpers and I knew that was going to come into the story and was not looking forward to it. I was relieved when I got to the last few pages and it hadn't happened because I knew there wouldn't be enough room in those pages to add it. But then come to find out on the last page that this story is in two books. I own the 2nd book in this series and was hoping it would have a better story but nope, it's a continuation. Also one of the chapters in the next book is called "The Claim-Jumers" so we know what's going to happen.
- Everyone in this book is stuck up and looks down their nose at everyone else. The Maynard girls look down at the Brewsters because they live on a farm; The Brewsters look down at the Maynard girls because they don't go to church; Mrs. Brewster looks down at the neighbors because they're ranchers and speak with a drawl; Sary, the servant girl, looks down on the Brewsters because they don't spoil her. Honestly the only character I liked in the book was Jeb, the farm hand.
- The sothern accents are written so strongly that it can be hard to figure out what it's supposed to say, especially when it came to Sary.
"'S onny me. Ah jes' wanta ast you-all ef it is right in city sassiety,
fur a widder of six months' standin' t' go t' a party whar onny old
frien's will be. Thar won't be no sky-larkin' er high-jinks, yo' know!"
- Sary creeps me out. She's this overweight, dumb, widow who doesn't care that her husband just died. She gets mad that the Brewsters don't give her a luxery bedroom in their house and schemes to get some of Barbara and Eleanors expensive things. She's over emotional and never shuts up which gets annoying since all her dialogue is written out like the example above. She's also trying to lure Jeb into marrying her and I actually feel super bad for him. I wish she wasn't in the book.
- The most annoying part of the book is when Eleanor is saying what if the old prospector, Mr. Montresor, had a son and one day he and Polly met without knowing he was Montresor son and they had a romance. Right after she says that a strange, young man walks into the room who happens to look just like Montresor. Ugh, please.
- This book wasn't that bad until a little over half way through when it becomes clear that the girls are going to find Montresor lost gold mine and the whole story shifts to only that. They mention worrying about claim jumpers and I knew that was going to come into the story and was not looking forward to it. I was relieved when I got to the last few pages and it hadn't happened because I knew there wouldn't be enough room in those pages to add it. But then come to find out on the last page that this story is in two books. I own the 2nd book in this series and was hoping it would have a better story but nope, it's a continuation. Also one of the chapters in the next book is called "The Claim-Jumers" so we know what's going to happen.
June 28, 2008
This is one of my favorite girls series books of all time. It was written around 1910 & stars Polly, a teenager who can pretty much do anything. She can sew, cook, lasso and train horses, discover silver mines, track and hunt animals, sing, solve mysteries, bring bitter enemies back together as friends, you name it. She is the ultimate DIY grrrl.
September 22, 2021
This is one of the books I know fine and well I reviewed when I first joined GR and yet said review is gone without trace.
There was an old copy of this book in my mom's house and I know I read it at least once in the 60s but it didn't stay with me. I re-read it when I joined GR (review MIA), and last night picked it up again when I woke at 3 AM and couldn't go back to sleep.
Sadly, the book has not aged well with me. Colorado is not the Deep South and never was, and yet most of the people talk very southern-fried. This time around I got the feeling the author had never been there at all and knew next to nothing about "ranch life." She could just as well have set her novel in Kentucky or Georgia or Wyoming, changing the scenery.
How is it that her father is so well educated, and moved to CO from another state, and yet still talks like a dyed in the wool rube? Her mother doesn't, but then she's one of those natural-born "ladies" so beloved of girls' emulation fiction, while the wealthy Mrs Maynard most evidently is not. It made me laugh that Polly supposedly wants to study interior decoration and spends hours poring over all the books and magazines on the subject she can get, and yet has no innate taste at all. Mind, having seen the work of several "professional decorators" in my own city... As for the paying guests, Bob is obnoxious and "dear" Nolla is clueless and tactless. "Ladylike" Mrs Brewster is not above vetting the guests' live in governess/companion with an eye to marrying her off to her son--if she's good enough for him!
The authoress couldn't resist mentioning that the PGs' wealthy father is actually mortgaged up to the eyebrows, thanks to their mother's demanding, grasping nature. This of course is foreshadowing of things to come.
There was an old copy of this book in my mom's house and I know I read it at least once in the 60s but it didn't stay with me. I re-read it when I joined GR (review MIA), and last night picked it up again when I woke at 3 AM and couldn't go back to sleep.
Sadly, the book has not aged well with me. Colorado is not the Deep South and never was, and yet most of the people talk very southern-fried. This time around I got the feeling the author had never been there at all and knew next to nothing about "ranch life." She could just as well have set her novel in Kentucky or Georgia or Wyoming, changing the scenery.
How is it that her father is so well educated, and moved to CO from another state, and yet still talks like a dyed in the wool rube? Her mother doesn't, but then she's one of those natural-born "ladies" so beloved of girls' emulation fiction, while the wealthy Mrs Maynard most evidently is not. It made me laugh that Polly supposedly wants to study interior decoration and spends hours poring over all the books and magazines on the subject she can get, and yet has no innate taste at all. Mind, having seen the work of several "professional decorators" in my own city... As for the paying guests, Bob is obnoxious and "dear" Nolla is clueless and tactless. "Ladylike" Mrs Brewster is not above vetting the guests' live in governess/companion with an eye to marrying her off to her son--if she's good enough for him!
The authoress couldn't resist mentioning that the PGs' wealthy father is actually mortgaged up to the eyebrows, thanks to their mother's demanding, grasping nature. This of course is foreshadowing of things to come.
December 25, 2007
Polly Brewster is a fun, fearless female for all time. Her interests include mountain climbing, traveling, and interior design. This is the first title in a series of fifteen.
I received some of this series from a neighbor lady. This one was not among them, but I searched for and obtained it from Albris after falling in love with Polly. My personal favorite is Polly and Her Friends Abroad.
I received some of this series from a neighbor lady. This one was not among them, but I searched for and obtained it from Albris after falling in love with Polly. My personal favorite is Polly and Her Friends Abroad.
June 29, 2013
Cute book.
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