Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
A pair of black eyes, a head covered with short brown curls, two red cheeks, and a tip-tilted nose--that was Susan. A warm heart, a pair of eager little hands always ready to help, little feet that tripped willingly about on errands--that was Susan, too.
They were to stay at the house of Grandfather's friend, Mr. Spargo, and Susan was delighted at the thought, for once Mr. Spargo had spent a whole week at Featherbed Lane and wit...
9. CHAPTER IX--HICKORY DICKORY DOCKIt was a stormy autumn afternoon, and Phil sat in his rocking-chair before the red coal fire watching the clock upon the mantelpiece. He hoped it would strike soon and tell him...
5. CHAPTER V--DOWN AT MISS LIZA'S"Tell her I said so. She will have had quite enough of you children by that time, but she is so good-natured she would let you stay till Doomsday if you liked." And Grandmother,...
1. CHAPTER I--BLACK-EYED SUSAN OF FEATHERBED LANEA pair of black eyes, a head covered with short brown curls, two red cheeks, and a tip-tilted nose--that was Susan. A warm heart, a pair of eager little hands always ready to he...
11. CHAPTER XI--HOW THE MONEY WAS SPENTLetty and Susan, on tiptoe with excitement and carefully carrying the green leather bag between them, walked to the church behind Mrs. Spargo and Miss Lamb, whose Blackbird Pie...
2. CHAPTER II--OVER THE GARDEN WALLPhilip Vane! The words flashed into Susan's mind as soon as she opened her eyes the next morning, Philip Vane--the new little boy next door! And Susan jumped out of bed and, run...
7. CHAPTER VII--IN THE SCHOOLHOUSESusan and Gentilla were at play in the garden, walking Indian fashion up one path and down the other between the rows of summer vegetables. The little girls held their arms outs...
3. CHAPTER III--MADAME BONNET'S SHOPIt was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale. But if you shu...
6. CHAPTER VI--THE GYPSIESShe stood in a tent, round like a circus tent, and the air was heavy with smoke from a fire smouldering on the ground. There were no doors or windows in the tent, and but little...
12. CHAPTER XII--THANKSGIVING IN FEATHERBED LANEIt was the morning of Thanksgiving Day, and Susan woke, sat up in bed, and looked about her. Beside her, on the quilt, lay the black-and-white shawl dolly, and, if you remember...
4. CHAPTER IV--THE SQUASH BABYIt was all about a little berry pie. Grandmother had made for Susan's dinner a saucer pie. It was juicy and brown and had fancy little crimps all about the edge. It looked almos...
8. CHAPTER VIII--SUSAN'S PRESENTThe next morning early, before breakfast, Susan ran out on the front porch to view the new day. Grandfather had suggested that she go look for "fairy tablecloths" in the grass,...