A humorous coming-of-age story that will appeal to fans of Anne of Green Gables and Little Women.
Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz relates Joan\'s journey from the muck of the chicken coop to the comforts of a society household in Baltimore (Electricity! Carpet sweepers! Sending out the laundry!), taking readers on an exploration of feminism and housework; religion and literature; love and loyalty; cats, hats and bunions..
But what hope is there for adventure, beauty or art on a remote farm in Pennsylvania where the work never ends? Over the summer of 1911, Joan pours her heart out into her diary as she seeks a new, better life for herself - because maybe, just maybe, a Hired Girl cleaning and cooking for six dollars a week can become what a farm Girl could only dream of - a woman with a future.
Fourteen-year-old Joan Skraggs, like the heroines in her beloved novels, yearns for real life and true love.
A humorous coming-of-age story that will appeal to fans of Anne of Green Gables and Little Women
