WeRead Powered by ReaderPub
Winona of the Camp Fire cover

Winona of the Camp Fire

By Margaret Widdemer
Open in WeRead

Explore more books like this:

AdventureAmerican LiteratureChildren & Young Adult Reading

About This Book

A spirited adolescent organizes a Camp Fire circle with four close friends and an adult guardian, blending outdoor skills, crafts, and ceremonial rites as they recruit more members and plan hikes and camping trips. The story traces their everyday chatter, small rivalries, and cooperative problem-solving through domestic gatherings and wilderness excursions, including boating pranks and practical mishaps, while quietly showing lessons in leadership, friendship, resourcefulness, and the pleasures of organized play.

About the Author

Widdemer, Margaret portrait

Margaret Widdemer

Margaret Widdemer was an American poet and novelist known for her contributions to early 20th-century literature. She gained recognition for her lyrical poetry and engaging narratives, often exploring themes of love and nature. Among her notable works is "A Tree with a Bird in it," a symposium that showcases contemporary American poets. Widdemer's novels, such as "I've Married Marjorie" and "The Rose-Garden Husband," reflect her keen insight into human relationships and the complexities of domestic life. Her writing is characterized by a blend of romanticism and realism, making her a significant figure in the literary landscape of her time.

More Books by This Author

4 picks
A Tree with a Bird in it: / A Symposium of Contemporary American Poets on Being Shown a Pear-tree on Which Sat a Grackle cover A Tree with a Bird in it: / A Symposium of Contemporary American Poets on Being Shown a Pear-tree on Which Sat a Grackle by Margaret Widdemer I've Married Marjorie cover I've Married Marjorie by Margaret Widdemer The Rose-Garden Husband cover The Rose-Garden Husband by Margaret Widdemer The Wishing-Ring Man cover The Wishing-Ring Man by Margaret Widdemer

You May Also Like

6 picks
Love-Songs of Childhood cover Love-Songs of Childhood by Eugene Field The Speedwell Boys and Their Ice Racer; Or, Lost in the Great Blizzard cover The Speedwell Boys and Their Ice Racer; Or, Lost in the Great Blizzard by Roy Rockwood The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket / Comprising the details of a mutiny and atrocious butchery on board the American brig Grampus, on her way to the South Seas, in the month of June, 1827. cover The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket / Comprising the details of a mutiny and atrocious butchery on board the American brig Grampus, on her way to the South Seas, in the month of June, 1827. by Edgar Allan Poe The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 cover The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper Once upon a time animal stories cover Once upon a time animal stories by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy cover The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy by William Henry Giles Kingston