Lex

Browse

GenresShelvesPremiumBlog

Company

AboutJobsPartnersSell on LexAffiliates

Audio

Lex StudioVoicesFirst chapter freeAudiobook pricingAudiobook samplesAudiobook guidesAudio blog

Resources

DocsInvite FriendsFAQ

Legal

Terms of ServicePrivacy Policygeneral@lex-books.com+1 951-551-2243WhatsApp (international)

© 2026 LexBooks, Inc. All rights reserved.

Hester's Counterpart: A Story of Boarding School Life

Jean K. Baird

Hester's Counterpart: A Story of Boarding School Life

Hester's Counterpart: A Story of Boarding School Life

Jean K. Baird

Children & Young Adult Reading, Novels

Hester's Counterpart: A Story of Boarding School Life, written by Jean K. Baird in the early 20th century, follows Hester as she transitions from her loving home with her foster aunt, Debby Alden, to the challenges of boarding school. The novel explores themes of identity, belonging, and the impact of upbringing as Hester navigates new relationships and her own emotions. In this second of three novels, Hester encounters a classmate, Helen Loraine, who resembles her closely, leading to mistaken identities and further complications in her journey of self-discovery.

Project Gutenberg

A novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Hester, a young girl navigating her transition from...

Goodreads

In this second of three novels, Hester is sent to boarding school, where she encounters a pupil - Helen Loraine - enough...

2.5(6)

Editions

Ebooks1
Hester's Counterpart: A Story of Boarding School Life
Hester's Counterpart: A Story of Boarding School LifeCurrent
Project Gutenberg · 248 pages
EPUB

Link to this book

Add a free, dofollow link to Lex on your blog, forum, syllabus, or reading list.

Read Hester's Counterpart: A Story of Boarding School Life by Jean K. Baird free on Lex
HTML
<a href="https://lex-books.com/book/hester-s-counterpart-a-story-of-boarding-school-life-b310eb11-d176-421d-9517-a89d7c6dbb3f"><img src="https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg" alt="Read Hester's Counterpart: A Story of Boarding School Life by Jean K. Baird free on Lex" width="160" height="40"></a>
Markdown
[![Read Hester's Counterpart: A Story of Boarding School Life by Jean K. Baird free on Lex](https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg)](https://lex-books.com/book/hester-s-counterpart-a-story-of-boarding-school-life-b310eb11-d176-421d-9517-a89d7c6dbb3f)
BBCode
[url=https://lex-books.com/book/hester-s-counterpart-a-story-of-boarding-school-life-b310eb11-d176-421d-9517-a89d7c6dbb3f][img]https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg[/img][/url]
Plain link
Read Hester's Counterpart: A Story of Boarding School Life by Jean K. Baird free on Lex: https://lex-books.com/book/hester-s-counterpart-a-story-of-boarding-school-life-b310eb11-d176-421d-9517-a89d7c6dbb3f

Cite this book

Reading this edition for a paper or guide? Copy a citation.

MLA
Baird, Jean K.. Hester's Counterpart: A Story of Boarding School Life. Lex, lex-books.com/book/hester-s-counterpart-a-story-of-boarding-school-life-b310eb11-d176-421d-9517-a89d7c6dbb3f.
APA
Baird, J. K. (n.d.). Hester's Counterpart: A Story of Boarding School Life. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/hester-s-counterpart-a-story-of-boarding-school-life-b310eb11-d176-421d-9517-a89d7c6dbb3f
Chicago
Baird, Jean K.. Hester's Counterpart: A Story of Boarding School Life. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/hester-s-counterpart-a-story-of-boarding-school-life-b310eb11-d176-421d-9517-a89d7c6dbb3f.

Across the web

aggregate ratings
Goodreads2.506 ratings↗

More books from this author

right arrow

ElizabethHobart atExeter Hall

Jean K. Baird

That LittleGirl of MissEliza's: AStory for...

Jean K. Baird

That Little Girl of Miss Eliza's: A Story for Young People

More books like this

right arrow

Now We AreSix

1927

A. A. Milne

Now We Are Six

Children'sLiterature:A Textbookof Source...

Charles Madison Curry

KiplingStories andPoems EveryChild Sho...

Rudyard Kipling

Mcguffey'sFifthEclecticReader

William Holmes McGuffey

True to HisHome: A Taleof theBoyhood o...

Hezekiah Butterworth

True to His Home: A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin

The MasterKey: AnElectricalFairy Tal...

L. Frank Baum

PrinceEugene, theNoble Knight

L. Würdig

Prince Eugene, the Noble Knight

The TwoSides of theShield

1885

Charlotte M. Yonge

Ted Strong'sMotor Car:Or, Fast andFurious

Edward C. Taylor

Ted Strong's Motor Car: Or, Fast and Furious

Handel: TheStory of aLittle BoyWho...

Thomas Tapper

Handel: The Story of a Little Boy Who Practiced in an Attic

Jane Lends aHand

Shirley Watkins

Jane Lends a Hand

Sugar andSpice:ComicalTales...

James Johnson

Sugar and Spice: Comical Tales Comically Dressed

TheGallopingGhost: AMystery...

Roy J. Snell

The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys

The EmeraldStory Book

Ada M. Skinner Eleanor L. Skinner and Maxfield Parrish

The Emerald Story Book

The Cock,the Mouse,and theLittle Re...

Félicité Lefèvre

The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen: An Old Tale Retold

Frank Brown,SeaApprentice

Frank Thomas Bullen

Frank Brown, Sea Apprentice