Our Only May Amelia

By: Jennifer L. Holm

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Paperback | 2 July 2019

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Paperback
272 Pages

Age
8+

Grade
3 - 7

Dimensions(cm)
19.3 x 13.0 x 1.5

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The beloved Newbery Honor book by the author of The Fourteenth Goldfish, about a spirited heroine growing up with trying circumstances, a sense of adventure, and tremendous heart.

It isn?t easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in 1899. It?s 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 can?t seem to abide her family?s insistence that she behave like a Proper Young Lady. She?s 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 Mama?s going to have a baby, maybe there?s hope.

Inspired by the diaries of her great-aunt, the real May Amelia, three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Jennifer Holm gives a beautifully crafted tale of one young girl whose unique spirit captures the courage, humour, passion and depth of the American pioneer experience.

About the Author

Jennifer L. Holm is the author of the Newbery Honor Book Our Only May Amelia and the contemporary young adult thriller, The Creek, as well as the other books of the Boston Jane trilogy: Boston Jane: An Adventure and Boston Jane: Wilderness Days. She lives with her husband and son and cat in the wilds of Maryland.

Industry Reviews

"An unforgettable heroine narrates Holm's extraordinary debut novel. May Amelia's spunky narrative voice gives the novel its immediacy and potency. Not to be missed."--Publishers Weekly
"The robust characterizations captivate, the lilting dialogue twangs, and the sharply individual first-person narrative gives the material authority and polish."--Kirkus Reviews

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