The Adventures of Joel Pepper: Popular Kids Novel

The Adventures of Joel Pepper is the novel in the Five Little Peppers book series, that was created by Margaret Sidney from 1881 to 1916. It covers the lives of the five children of Mamsie and the late Mister Pepper who are born into poverty in a rural "little brown house." The series begins with the Peppers in their native state and develops with their rescue by a wealthy gentleman who takes an interest in the family.