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It isn't easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in 1899. It's particularly hard when you are the only girl ever born in the new settlement.

With seven older brothers and a love of adventure, May Amelia Jackson just can't seem to abide her family's insistence that she behave like a Proper Young Lady. She's sure she could do better if only there were at least one other girl living along the banks of the Nasel River. And now that Mama's going to have a baby, maybe there's hope.

Inspired by the diaries of her great-aunt, the real May Amelia, three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Jennifer Holm gives a beautifully crafted tale of one young girl whose unique spirit captures the courage, humour, passion and depth of the American pioneer experience.

  1899年，12岁的梅·艾米莉亚不仅是杰克逊家八个孩子中的女孩，还是芬兰移民村里的女孩。不过她一点不像女孩子那般文静，而是像哥哥一样喜欢伐木、干活儿，外出探险。大家都希望她安分守己、做个小淑女，可艾米莉亚才不在意别人的目光。她胆大心细、有主见，一点也不输给男孩子。她可以勇敢地从美洲狮嘴下救下朋友，也会独自背着猎枪去寻找坏人……
  艾米莉亚渴望自由、想要独立、追寻自我，在见识到丰富多彩的大千世界后，她回过头，也在家人的身上找到了归属与爱。
★本书主人公艾米莉亚的人物原型即作者的姑奶奶，因而更真实、生动。全书故事围绕艾米莉亚与家人相处的点滴日常展开，以平实细腻、贴近孩子的笔触，让小读者感受到真实、温馨、美好的亲情。
★本书故事发生在19世纪，艾米莉亚作为家中仅有的女孩，却像哥哥们那样勇敢、独立、沉着，她无惧当时世人的眼光，拒绝做淑女，而坚持要做独特的自己，是每个独一无二的孩子的榜样。