L. M. Montgomery 
Uncle Richard’s New Year’s Dinner [EPUB ebook] 

Prissy’s Uncle Richard and her father haven’t exchanged words in eight years since a property dispute created hard feeling. When Prissy overhears Uncle Richard saying he has to travel for work on New Years‘ day, she resolves to sneak into his house and cook him a proper holiday dinner. Uncle Richard returns early and catches Prissy in the act. Can Prissy’s kind gesture be the beginning of a reconciliation between the brothers?