Five Little Peppers and How they Grew

Written by Margaret Sidney, this delightful novel tells the story of the spirited Pepper family. When Mr. Pepper passed away, Mrs. Mamsie Pepper was left with five children to raise in their little brown house. Though the Peppers are poor and hardworking souls, they keep their spirits up and take much joy in life. When Phronsie Pepper is kidnapped, a young man named Jasper King comes to her rescue and the two children's families become quite close, eventually resulting in a change of fortune for the Peppers.