num_pages: 274
description: As Elsie grows from childhood to girlhood, so does her understanding of and obedience to God. Her devotion to Him causes conflict bewteen her and her beloved father. Gripped by jealousy and contempt, he seeks to wipe out all religious influences surrounding his daughter. Still, Elsie's convictions remain firm. As a last resort, Elsie's father moves away until Elsie will submit to his law, and no other. The rancor causes Elsie to become very ill. Receiving word of her illness and realizing the effect of his cruelty, her father returns home to both Roselands and to God. Join ELsie as she struggles with loneliness, abandonment, and even the threat of death in this, the second in The Elsie Books.
language: English
title: Elsie's Holidays at Roselands
titlecomplete: Elsie's Holidays at Roselands (The Elsie Books: Vol. 2)
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Christian Fiction, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Spirituality, Christian
ratings_count: 969
series: Elsie Dinsmore
publisher: Hibbard Pubns Inc