When fourteen-year-old Aldred Laurence becomes the new girl at Birkwood Grange she determines to win popularity at any costs and makes friends with Mabel Farrington who has a great following partly because of her appealing personality, and partly because of her impeccable family connections. Through a mistake, Aldred is credited with a brave deed which she has not performed, and fearful of losing her friendship with Mabel, she does not own up. Maintaining her reputation involves Aldred in many awkward complications. How she is led through her friendship to realise that honour is worth more than popularity, and how in the end she retrieves her character, is the purpose of this tale.
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A Fourth Form Friendship
When fourteen-year-old Aldred Laurence becomes the new girl at Birkwood Grange she determines to win popularity at any costs and makes friends with Mabel Farrington who has a great following partly because of her appealing personality, and partly because of her impeccable family connections. Through a mistake, Aldred is credited with a brave deed which she has not performed, and fearful of losing her friendship with Mabel, she does not own up. Maintaining her reputation involves Aldred in many awkward complications. How she is led through her friendship to realise that honour is worth more than popularity, and how in the end she retrieves her character, is the purpose of this tale.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940014884488 |
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| Publisher: | Classic Young Readers |
| Publication date: | 08/18/2012 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 197 |
| File size: | 153 KB |
| Age Range: | 9 - 12 Years |
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