{"product_id":"a-girl-of-the-limberlost-paperback-1","title":"A Girl of the Limberlost: A Novel of Nature, Independence, and Coming of Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGene Stratton-Porter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElnora Comstock wants an education, a future, and a life beyond the poverty, grief, and resentment that have shaped her childhood.\u003c\/strong\u003e Living near Indiana's Limberlost Swamp with a mother embittered by loss, Elnora enters high school determined to earn her place despite shabby clothes, little money, and no encouragement at home. Resourceful and proud, she gathers moths, studies the natural world, and slowly builds a life from her own intelligence, discipline, and courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGene Stratton-Porter's beloved novel blends coming-of-age fiction, romance, family drama, nature writing, and American regional literature. The Limberlost is not merely a setting but a living presence in the story, filled with birds, insects, plants, and hidden beauty that shape Elnora's imagination and independence. Her struggle for education and dignity gives the novel lasting appeal as a story of self-reliance, forgiveness, perseverance, and moral growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in the early twentieth century, \u003cem\u003eA Girl of the Limberlost\u003c\/em\u003e remains one of Stratton-Porter's most enduring works, valued by readers of classic American fiction, women's coming-of-age stories, nature-centered literature, inspirational fiction, and regional novels rooted in the landscapes and social expectations of rural America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Girl of the Limberlost\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45707618320467,"sku":"9781604594492","price":32.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/9731\/2595\/files\/dbpM7GrtRl9781604594492.webp?v=1783885564","url":"https:\/\/the-stone-owl-bookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/a-girl-of-the-limberlost-paperback-1","provider":"The Stone Owl Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}