Following her successful house party, Lloyd Sherman, the Little Colonel,finds her friends returning to their homes as the end of the summer approaches,signaling the beginning of the school year.While Joyce, Eugenia, and Betty return to their homes, the Little Colonelbegins to regret having met her friends, due to the loneliness of having to losethem again.But as Christmas approaches, the Little Colonel finds herself volunteering atthe childrens hospital where, through her dying friend, Dot, she learns thetrue meaning of the holidays and of friendship.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 236 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Pelican Publishing Co .

Annie Fellows Johnston (1863-1931) has sold more than one million copies of her Little Colonel books. These include The Little Colonel, The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation, The Little Colonel's House Party, Two Little Knights of Kentucky, Mary Ware in Texas, and Mary Ware's Promised Land, all of which are published by Pelican.