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Carney Sibley spends the summer of 1911 in her beloved Deep Valley, Minnesota, hosting a month‑long house party that brings together her Vassar roommate Isobel Porteous, old friend Betsy Ray, her neighborhood Crowd, and the new, wealthy but lovable Sam Hutchinson. While fun and social life fill the days, Carney’s heart remains fixed on her high school sweetheart Larry Humphreys, who has recently returned from California. The town buzzes as the possibility of a proposal and a new romance hangs in the air, leaving Carney to decide whether to say yes to love.
First publish date: 1949
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Maud Hart Lovelace
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