This story recounts how Elizabeth Ann, a 9-year-old orphan girl, must carry on after a life-changing event compels her to move to the wilds of Vermont to live with her distant relatives. In her new rural life, Elizabeth Ann ends up being called Betsy, and finds many new ways to pass the time: going to class, cooking, doing household chores…. She begins to understand that she can do things for herself, and this understanding brings her pleasure and confidence.

Illustrator: Isaac Sucasas Juncal

The Author:  Dorothy Canfield Fisher (February 17, 1879 – November 9, 1958) was an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early 20th century. She strongly supported women’s rights, racial equality, and lifelong education. Eleanor Roosevelt named her one of the ten most influential women in the United States

Size: 15 x 21 cm.

Pages: 210

Format: Paperback