Anna is thrilled when she receives an invitation to leave hot, sticky Baltimore and visit her aunt and uncle on their farm for a classic summer adventure, where sheāll be able to go barefoot, swim in the pond, and drink fresh-squeezed lemonade. But when she arrives, sheās greeted by an unpleasant surprise: her uncleās nephew, Theodore, who delights in teasing her mercilessly about her city ways. Anna refuses to let Theodore get the best of her, though, and in a series of suspenseful adventures and hilarious mishaps she proves that she isnāt just a city slicker, after all.
In this lively sequel to Anna All Year Round, a heartwarming chapter book from award-winning author Mary Downing Hahn, she again draws on her own motherās childhood experiences just before World War I. The result is a gathering of humorous, heartwarming episodes filled with both the delights and difficulties that have always accompanied the journey of growing up.
Sheās a city slicker and heās a country boy, and theyāre about to become rivalsāand maybe, just maybe, friends. Rivals to Friends: Anna is determined to prove sheās not just a city slicker, especially when Theodoreās pranks involve mean roosters and even smellier goats.Farm Life for Kids: From swimming in the pond and going barefoot to suspenseful adventures in the hayloft, experience a summer in the country where the days are long and the lemonade is fresh.A Nostalgic Step Back in Time: Set in Maryland just before World War I, this story captures a bygone era of train rides, church socials, and old-fashioned summer fun.A Story of Friendship and Family: Amidst the mishaps, Anna discovers the warmth of her aunt and uncleās home and learns a surprising secret about the teasing boy who makes her life so difficult.
Anna is thrilled when she receives an invitation to leave hot, sticky Baltimore and visit her aunt and uncle on their farm for a classic summer adventure, where sheāll be able to go barefoot, swim in the pond, and drink fresh-squeezed lemonade. But when she arrives, sheās greeted by an unpleasant surprise: her uncleās nephew, Theodore, who delights in teasing her mercilessly about her city ways. Anna refuses to let Theodore get the best of her, though, and in a series of suspenseful adventures and hilarious mishaps she proves that she isnāt just a city slicker, after all.
In this lively sequel to Anna All Year Round, a heartwarming chapter book from award-winning author Mary Downing Hahn, she again draws on her own motherās childhood experiences just before World War I. The result is a gathering of humorous, heartwarming episodes filled with both the delights and difficulties that have always accompanied the journey of growing up.
Sheās a city slicker and heās a country boy, and theyāre about to become rivalsāand maybe, just maybe, friends. Rivals to Friends: Anna is determined to prove sheās not just a city slicker, especially when Theodoreās pranks involve mean roosters and even smellier goats.Farm Life for Kids: From swimming in the pond and going barefoot to suspenseful adventures in the hayloft, experience a summer in the country where the days are long and the lemonade is fresh.A Nostalgic Step Back in Time: Set in Maryland just before World War I, this story captures a bygone era of train rides, church socials, and old-fashioned summer fun.A Story of Friendship and Family: Amidst the mishaps, Anna discovers the warmth of her aunt and uncleās home and learns a surprising secret about the teasing boy who makes her life so difficult.