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The trouble with May Amelia

Living with seven brothers and her father, who thinks girls are useless, a thirteen-year-old Finnish American farm girl is determined to prove her worth when a enterprising gentleman tries to purchase their cash-strapped family settlement in Washington State in 1900.

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Main Author: Holm, Jennifer L.
Other Authors: Gustavson, Adam (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011.
Subjects:
Frontier and pioneer life > Washington (State) > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Sex role > Juvenile fiction.
Finnish Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Washington (State) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:Living with seven brothers and her father, who thinks girls are useless, a thirteen-year-old Finnish American farm girl is determined to prove her worth when a enterprising gentleman tries to purchase their cash-strapped family settlement in Washington State in 1900.
Item Description:Sequel to: Our only May Amelia.
Physical Description:204 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Audience:008-012.
ISBN:9781416913733 (hc)
1416913734 (hc)
Author Notes:After graduating from Dickinson College, Jennifer L. Holm became a broadcast producer of television commercials and music videos for numerous companies including Nickelodeon, MTV, American Express, Hershey's and Huggies. Her first book, Our Only May Amelia, was a 2000 Newbery Honor Book. Both Penny from Heaven and Turtle in Paradise were Newbery Honor recipients in 2007 and 2011, respectively. She is also the author of numerous series including Boston Jane, Babymouse, and The Stink Files, which she writes with her husband Jonathan Hamel. Her title, The Fourteenth Goldfish made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2014.

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