At the beginning of Gene Stratton-Porter's thoroughly uplifting novel Michael O'Halloran, the protagonist is a scrappy 10-year-old orphan who must literally fight every day to ensure his own survival. It is only when he stumbles across a little girl...
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At the beginning of Gene Stratton-Porter's thoroughly uplifting novel Michael O'Halloran, the protagonist is a scrappy 10-year-old orphan who must literally fight every day to ensure his own survival. It is only when he stumbles across a little girl facing circumstances even more dire than his own that he begins to make plans for a new life for himself. Will his grandiose vision become reality, or will Michael O'Halloran succumb to the ruthless vagaries of life in the big city?
Title; Contents; Chapter I - Happy Home in Sunrise Alley; Chapter II - Moccasins and Lady Slippers; Chapter III - S.O.S.; Chapter IV - ""Bearer of Morning""; Chapter V - Little Brother; Chapter VI - The Song of a Bird; Chapter VII - Peaches' Preference in Blessings; Chapter VIII - Big Brother; Chapter IX - James Jr. and Malcolm; Chapter X - The Wheel of Life; Chapter XI - The Advent of Nancy and Peter; Chapter XII - Feminine Reasoning; Chapter XIII - A Safe Proposition; Chapter XIV - An Orphans' Home; Chapter XV - A Particular Nix; Chapter XVI - The Fingers in the Pie
Chapter XVII - Initiations in an Ancient and Honourable BrotherhoodChapter XVIII - Malcolm and the Hermit Thrush; Chapter XIX - Establishing Protectorates; Chapter XX - Mickey's Miracle