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  A Girl of the Limberlost (The Library of Indiana Classics)

  by Gene Stratton Porter, Marc D. Falkoff

  Of all the books written by Hoosier writers, Gene Stratton-Porter's A Girl of the Limberlost is unquestionably the most cherished: the timeless story of an impoverished young girl, Elnora Comstock, growing up on the edge of the Limberlost swamp. Elnora Comstock has served as a role model for successive generations of independent young readers.
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  Freckles

  by Gene Stratton Porter, Gene Stratton-Porter

  Freckles (1904) by Gene Stratton Porter is the uplifting story of a plucky waif without a name and without one hand, disabled since infancy. Raised in a Chicago orphanage, he survives abuse and harsh circumstances and grows up a brave, loyal, and hardworking young man with a true capacity for self-sacrifice. Freckles becomes a timber guard in the Limberlost swamp in Indiana and exhibits extraordinary... (more)
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  The Keeper of the Bees

  by Gene Stratton-Porter

  1925. Stratton-Porter was an American feminist, environmentalist, photographer and one of Indiana's most famous female authors. Many of her writings were moralistic and romantic novels. Posthumously published, The Keeper of the Bees explores the feelings of the post-World War I generation. The protagonist is an injured soldier who finds his life again in helping others. See other titles by this author available... (more)
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  Freckles (Puffin Classics)

  by Gene Stratton-Porter

  FRECKLES is the story about a courageous young man determined to overcome the hardships life has handed him. Left as an abused and handicapped child on the steps of an orphanage, Freckles is unwilling to let his past defeat him, and sets out to make his way in the world. Uneducated and unskilled, Freckles beats the odds, and lands a job with the Grand Rapids Lumber Co. as timber watchman. But in order to keep... (more)