Lisa, called Marm Lisa, is a slow, troubled girl who tends her wild twin half-brothers while her stepmother, Mrs. Grubb, chases every new cause on the lecture platform. Taken into a kindergarten run by Mistress Mary, Lisa begins to grow, watched with wonder by the teachers, a young minister and the neighbours of Eden Place.
Wiggin drew on her own work founding free kindergartens in San Francisco for this tender, funny novel. Download the free EPUB.