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Mary K. Harris
(Mary Kathleen Harris)
(1905 - 1966)
British author Mary Kathleen Harris, along with her mother Mary Mackey Harris, converted to Catholicism. She specialized in stories of school-aged girls and had a special gift for understanding their inner thoughts.
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The Bus Girls (1965)
Hetty has to start over at a new school and is not sure she really likes her new neighbor and classmate Davina.
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Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Harold Berson
Eileen Green
Elizabeth (1961)
This is the story of St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Rudolf Michael Sachs
Emily and the Headmistress (1976)
Emily has to spend the school holidays with the headmistress.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Sheila Rose
Fear at My Heart (1951)
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
None
Helena (1964)
Raised from stable girl to empress of Rome, Helena used her position to recover the relics of the Passion of Christ.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Michael A. Hampshire
Henrietta of St. Hilary's (1953)
Henrietta is not looking forward to the fall term at St. Hilary's now that her best friend has gone out to Africa.
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Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
None
Jessica On Her Own (1968)
An orphaned cousin and an out-of-work Uncle add to Jessica's problems with her schoolmates.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Alison Prince
Jessica on Her Own (1978)
An orphaned cousin and an out-of-work uncle add to Jessica's difficulties with her school mates.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Dave Griffiths
Alison Prince
Lucia Wilmot (1959)
Lucia is sixteen and suffers from tuberculous peritonitis. She has just received an offer of marriage from a veteran of the Spanish civil war and is thoroughly mixed up.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
None
My Darling from the Lion's Mouth (1956)
Julia is brought home from school to her grandfather's house where she has been brought up by Flora, his housekeeper.
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Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Derek Hirst
The Niche Over the Door: A Story for Children (1948)
Lucie is a war orphan in France who lives with her distantly-related aunt while waiting for her uncle Jules to return. In her loneliness, she is visited by a little girl from long ago who helps her find the hidden statue in the attic.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
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Penny's Way (1963)
Penny, youngest of four, can't seem to do anything right.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Sheila Rose
Penny's Way (1979)
Penny, the youngest of four, can't seem to do anything right.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Jill Bennett
Sheila Rose
A Safe Lodging (1957)
Ann Mawser lives through the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots.
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Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Don Bolognese
Seraphina (1958)
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Sheila Rose
Thomas (1956)
When Frances goes to have her dress made for her first communion she meets a most extraordinary cat.
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Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Cliff Roberts
The Wolf, A Story for Children (1946)
When the family is snowed in, a wolf brings the doctor.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Kathleen Cooper