Lloyd Sherman, a Kentucky school girl and three friends share their freshman year at Warwick Hall, a private girls' school in Virginia.

Annie Fellows Johnston (1863-1931) was an American author of children's fiction who wrote the popular "Little Colonel" series, which formed the basis for the 1935 Shirley Temple film "The Little Colonel."

Big brothers understand that their little baby brothers and sisters must do some things differently until they get older.

Reproduction of the original: It was the Road to Jericho by Annie Fellows Johnston

Reproduction of the original: Travelers Five along Life ́s Highway by Annie Fellows Johnston

One of the most beloved heroines of American children's literature, the Little Colonel, a delightful young Kentucky girl, is the central figure in this nostalgic tale of growing up in a leisurely age.