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Emily Webster, an orphan raised by her devoted grandfather in Deep Valley, Minnesota, faces the challenges of adolescence in the early 20th century. After her classmates graduate in 1912, she contemplates a future at college but hesitates to leave her family behind. Emily confronts loneliness and a gap between herself and her peers, yet she ultimately decides to pursue education and new interests. She becomes involved with the local Syrian community and gains confidence through the guidance of a new teacher at the high school, charting a path toward personal growth.
First publish date: June 1976
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Maud Hart Lovelace
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