The Turned-About Girls

The Turned-About Girls, published in 1922 by Beulah Marie Dix, is a children's novel that follows two eleven-year-old girls, Jacqueline and Caroline, as they embark on a train journey to Boston. Faced with new and challenging lives, they decide to switch places, leading to a series of humorous and heartwarming misadventures. The story explores themes of friendship and identity, showcasing the resourcefulness of the characters as they navigate their unexpected circumstances. Dix, a pioneering female author in the early 20th century, crafted this tale to reflect the experiences of orphans and young girls in juvenile fiction.