β Scribed by Jennifer L. Holm
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
It isnβ²t easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in 1899, but itβ²s particularly hard when you are the only girl ever born in the new settlement. With seven older brothers and a love of adventure, May Amelia Jackson just canβ²t seem to abide her familyβ²s insistence that she behave like a Proper Young Lady. Sheβ²s sure she could do better if only there were at least one other girl living along the banks of the Nasel River. And now that Mamaβ²s going to have a baby, maybe thereβ²s hope.
Inspired by the diaries of her great-aunt, the real May Amelia, first-time novelist Jennifer Holm has given us a beautifully crafted tale of one young girl whose unique spirit captures the courage, humour, passion and depth of the American pioneer experience.
βNewbery Honour Book (USA), 2000
Ages 10+
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