The Trouble with May Amelia

May Amelia Jackson captured readers' hearts in the Newbery Honor Book Our Only May Amelia. Now, after over ten years, Jennifer Holm is bringing this beloved character back in a beautiful way. The Trouble with May Amelia is a gorgeously written story that's as heartbreaking as it is funny.

May Amelia lives in pioneer Washingon State in 1900, and she just can't act the part of a proper young lady. Working a farm on the rainy Nasel River isn't easy - especially when you have seven brothers and a Pappa who proclaims that Girls Are Useless. May Amelia thinks she may have finally earned her father's respect when he asks her to translate for a gentleman who's interested in buying their land and making them rich. But when the deal turns out to be a scam, Pappa places all the blame on May. It's going to take a lot of sisu - that's Finnish for guts - to make things right.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/05/2011
ISBN: 9781416913733
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.47h x 5.86w x 0.83d
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Silver Medal Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Booklist 03/01/2011 pg. 61
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2011
Publishers Weekly 03/07/2011
School Library Journal 04/01/2011 pg. 174
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2011
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2011 pg. 94

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 142177 / Trouble with May Amelia
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 5