Elizabeth Ann, nine years old, has been fussed over and protected by her Great-aunt Harriet and Aunt Frances until she is afraid of almost everything. When illness breaks up the household, she is sent to the Putney cousins on their Vermont farm, where she is expected to drive a horse, go to a one-room school and think for herself.
Shaped by Canfield’s interest in Montessori education, it is a warm, funny story that still delights readers of eight to twelve. Download the free EPUB.