The sequel to Our Only May Amelia, this tells of the continuing adventures of a young girl growing up in Southwest Washington around the beginning of the 20th century.  Her family is a poor farming family, amid a community of poor farming/logging families.  Most of the folks in the community are immigrants from Finland, and like our immigrant communities today, they depend on the children to help translate, as much of the older generation speaks limited English.  When a slick city guy comes to offer a deal that’s too good to be true, Amelia is the one who speaks for her father, getting him to sign papers that they think will bring them all riches, but instead robs them of all their savings.  What really makes these books such a treat are the relationships between Amelia and her brothers and the network of connections in this close-knit community.  The only thing I wasn’t crazy about is the new cover — since the story is set before the days of color photography, the glossy cover seems a little disconnected.