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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2011
Gr 5–7—Holm reunites readers with the protagonist of Our Only May Amelia (HarperCollins, 1999). It is 1900 and the 13-year-old lives with seven brothers on the family farm along the Nasel River in Washington State. What is the "trouble" with May Amelia? Everything, according to her father, beginning and ending with her gender. Nevertheless, she possesses "sisu," Finnish for "guts and courage." It carries her through the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2011
In this highly satisfying sequel to the 2000 Newbery Honor book Our Only May Amelia, twelve-year-old Finnish American May Amelia is still getting into heaps of trouble, usually with Pappa, and usually because she just wants to do what her brothers (she has seven) are allowed to do. She's constantly trying to prove she's as good as a boy—not an easy task. "Pappa says I'm Just Plain Stupid because I Never Pay Attention and that he would rather have one boy than a dozen May Ame...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
In this highly satisfying sequel to <i>Our Only May Amelia</i>, twelve-year-old Finnish American May Amelia is still getting into trou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on May 1, 2011
May Amelia is a spirited heroine with a memorable voice. Fellow characters—including her seven brothers and a prickly pappa—as well as the time and place come alive through her narration. (“Supper is boiled potatoes, lutefisk, and Noise. When all the boys are in the house, they shout and wrestle and argue...Log In or Sign Up to Read More