Understood Betsy - Paperback

by Dorothy Canfield Fischer (Author)

Nine-year-old Elizabeth Ann is frail, overprotected, and plagued by anxiety. Raised by her doting aunts in the city, she has every decision made for her until a family emergency forces her to live with her dreaded, labor-focused relatives on a Vermont farm.

When she arrives at the Putney farm, Elizabeth Ann is shocked to discover she is expected to complete chores, walk to school alone, and manage her own schedule. Her fears gradually diminish as she gains practical competence and independence. But can a timid city girl truly adapt to the realities of rural life? And what will happen when her former guardians return to retrieve her?