About this book
The Peppers are a family of three boys, two girls, and Mamsie. They are poor, living in their "Little Brown House", but they always manage to be happy. This book comprises the adventures of Joel, the middle Pepper child and the most mischievous. Among other things, Joel encounters a snake, a thief, and a nail pile; puts on a circus; rides on a stagecoach; and gets into a fight on Strawberry Hill! (Summary by Rachel)
Chapters (27)
1Joel and the Snake
2What Dave Heard
3Deacon Brown's Nail Pile
4The Muffin Man and the Tramp
5On Bandy Leg Mountain
6Ab'm's Birthday Party
7Joel Goes A-Fishing
8Why They Said No
9The Bag of Rye Flour
10Mamsie's Surprise
11Dr. Fisher's Visit
12At Grandma Bascom's
13Passengers for the Boxford Stage
14Deacon Blodgett's Bonfire
15Old Man Peters' Cent
16The Stage-Coach Ride
17The Fight at Strawberry Hill
18In the Little Brown House
19Circus Plans
20Circus or Menangerie?
21Joel's Circus
22The Minister's Chickens
23The Blackberries and the Bull
24How Joel Started the Fire
25Joel Sells Shoes for Mr. Beebe
26Miss Parrott's Coach and the Coasting
27Princes and Princesses
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