<b >The long-awaited and highly anticipated sequel to the Newbery Honor winner <i >Our Only May Amelia</i>, by the bestselling and cherished author Jennifer Holm. </b><P>May Amelia Jackson captured readers' hearts in the Newbery Honor Book <i >Our Only May Amelia. </i>Now, after more than ten years, Jennifer Holm is bringing this beloved character back in a beautifully written story that's both heartbreaking and hilarious.<P>     May Amelia lives with her pioneer family on a farm in 1900, but she just can't act the part of a proper young lady—and it doesn't help that she has seven brothers and a Pappa who proclaim that Girls Are Useless. May Amelia jumps at the chance to earn her father's respect when he asks her to translate for a gentleman who's interested in buying their land and making them rich. But when the deal turns out to be a scam, Pappa places all the blame on May. It's going to take a lot of <i >sisu—</i>that's Finnish for guts—to make things right.