Christine Noble Govan

The third installment in the series about Polly and Jenny focuses on their less fortunate friend Tilly, who has moved to the country to live with Aunt Ellen and Uncle Ben. Tilly has become an avid reader, and when she discovers that the school has no books, she creates a plan to remedy the lack.-Print ed.

Polly wasn't sure she wanted to move to the new house for she suddenly realized that she and her best friend, Jenny, would not be going to the same school. They would no longer share the same seat. They wouldn't be walking home together. How sad life would be! However, Polly found that life in the Pink Maple House was anything but sad. The fun of Jenny's visits more than made up for the daily separation. There were so many new and pleasant experiences...

Anticipating a dull summer away from home while recuperating from typhoid fever, a ten-year-old boy is surprised by the interesting new friends he encounters and their experiences together.

The shyness of a new girl in a small town is mistaken for snobbery until she gathers her courage to rescue a little dog and proves her interest and loyalty to two new friends.