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  • Published: 10 January 2012
  • ISBN: 9780307967831
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Childrens
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00

The Trouble with May Amelia



May Amelia Jackson lives in Washington State in 1900, but she just can’t act the part of a proper young lady. Working a muddy 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 jumps at the chance to earn her father’s respect when he asks her to translate for a gentleman who’s interested in buying their land and making them rich. Could this really be the end of the farming life for the Jacksons? May Amelia’s about to learn one thing for certain: She’s got more sisu—that’s Finnish for “guts”— than seven boys put together!

  • Published: 10 January 2012
  • ISBN: 9780307967831
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Childrens
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00

About the author

Jennifer L. Holm

Jennifer L. Holm is a New York Times bestselling children's author and the recipient of three Newbery Honors for her novels Our Only May Amelia, Penny From Heaven, and Turtle in Paradise. Jennifer collaborates with her brother, Matthew Holm, on two graphic novel series—the Eisner Award-winning Babymouse series and the bestselling Squish series. She lives in California with her husband and two children.

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Praise for The Trouble with May Amelia

Praise for The Trouble with May Amelia:

"Holm incorporates warmth, humor, excitement and even a wedding into her story. . . . Narrating events in dryly witty, plainspoken first-person, this indomitable teen draws readers in with her account, through which her world comes alive. Readers who enjoyed the first novel should embrace May Amelia again and may well believe that the only "trouble" with her is that the sequel didn't happen sooner."--Kirkus Reviews

"...Holm has collected three Newbery Honors, and this sequel demonstrates her mastery of writing a complete, exciting story in a trim novel."--Publishers Weekly, Starred