About This Book
A determined schoolgirl organizes a local mission to bring comfort and moral instruction to impoverished children, enlisting friends and facing practical setbacks, misunderstandings, and small conflicts as they prepare gatherings, provide food, teach songs and games, and offer simple prayers. The narrative traces planning and execution, interpersonal tensions among the volunteers, instances of improvisation and failure, and eventual successes that win the children's goodwill. Themes include charity, youthful initiative, moral education, and the social effects of compassionate, hands-on outreach.
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