Elizabeth Ann, a nine-year-old girl, is timid and small for her age, she is also an orphan.
Elizabeth Ann, nicknamed Betsy, discovers her own abilities and gains a new perception of the world around her..
When she is sent to live with her mother\'s family, on a farm in Vermont, she is then expected to do many of the chores that Harriet had thought too demanding of a little girl.
At first she lives with her father\'s aunt, Harriet, who expects her to lead a very sheltered life.
Elizabeth Ann, a nine-year-old girl, is timid and small for her age, she is also an orphan