Description

Anna is thrilled when she receives an invitation to leave hot, sticky Baltimore and visit her aunt and uncle on their farm for a classic summer adventure, where she’ll be able to go barefoot, swim in the pond, and drink fresh-squeezed lemonade. But when she arrives, she’s greeted by an unpleasant surprise: her uncle’s nephew, Theodore, who delights in teasing her mercilessly about her city ways. Anna refuses to let Theodore get the best of her, though, and in a series of suspenseful adventures and hilarious mishaps she proves that she isn’t just a city slicker, after all.

In this lively sequel to Anna All Year Round, a heartwarming chapter book from award-winning author Mary Downing Hahn, she again draws on her own mother’s childhood experiences just before World War I. The result is a gathering of humorous, heartwarming episodes filled with both the delights and difficulties that have always accompanied the journey of growing up.

She’s a city slicker and he’s a country boy, and they’re about to become rivals—and maybe, just maybe, friends.

Rivals to Friends: Anna is determined to prove she’s not just a city slicker, especially when Theodore’s pranks involve mean roosters and even smellier goats. Farm Life for Kids: From swimming in the pond and going barefoot to suspenseful adventures in the hayloft, experience a summer in the country where the days are long and the lemonade is fresh. A Nostalgic Step Back in Time: Set in Maryland just before World War I, this story captures a bygone era of train rides, church socials, and old-fashioned summer fun. A Story of Friendship and Family: Amidst the mishaps, Anna discovers the warmth of her aunt and uncle’s home and learns a surprising secret about the teasing boy who makes her life so difficult.