Cover of Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Understood Betsy

by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

192 pages~3 hrs

Sometimes the best way to find yourself is to get a little dirt under your fingernails.

Sheltered Elizabeth Ann has always been 'understood' and coddled by her overprotective aunts, until a sudden move to a rugged Vermont farm changes everything. Amidst the challenges of country life, she must trade her fragile city ways for chores and courage to discover the capable girl hidden inside.

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