num_pages: 384
description: The book tells the story of a poor but happy family of four children who, in spite of being fatherless, make the lives of others better. Their home life becomes complicated when Julia, a snobbish cousin, comes to live with them. The Carey children suffer many disappointments (Gilbert must forgo college, for example), but Julia is transformed when she realizes happiness has little to do with wealth.
language: English
title: Mother Carey's Chickens
titlecomplete: Mother Carey's Chickens
characters: Bill Harmon, Ossian Popham, Julia Carey, Ralph Thurston, Tom Hamilton, Margaret Carey, Gilbert Carey, Nancy Carey, Peter Carey, Cyril Lord, Kathleen Carey, Olive Lord, Lallie Joy Popham
genres: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Historical, Childrens, Novels, Young Adult, Literature, Classics, Family, Fiction
ratings_count: 549
places: Beulah, Maine
publisher: Kessinger Publishing