Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times

It's 1908, and Dorothy Dainty's greatest adventure is about to begin: the first day of school. Together with her best friend Nancy Ferris, Dorothy navigates the excitements and small anxieties of a new term, new classmates to meet, performances to prepare for, and the delicate politics of playground friendship. When the peculiar Arabella Corryville arrives, Dorothy's kind heart is put to the test. Will she extend warmth to someone others find odd, or will she follow the crowd? Written with the gentle humor and earnest moral sensibility of its era, this is a window into a world where a child's biggest concerns are recess schedules and stage fright. For readers who miss the quiet pleasures of early 20th-century children's literature, where kindness matters more than cleverness and friendship is worth fighting for.