Overthecourseofsummersspentwithamuchwealthierfriend,acountrygirlstrugglestostaytruetoherselfandhervaluesinthistenderstoryfromLouisaMayAlcott,authorofLittleWomen!Whenfourteen-year-oldPollyMiltongoestostaywithherfriendFannyforthesummer,shefindsthattheShawfamily’swealthycitylifecouldn’tbemoredifferentfromhercountryupbringing.Withherplainclothesandmorepracticalinterests,Pollyisoutofplaceamongacrowdfocusedonfollowingthelatesttrendsandpresentingtherightimage.Oneofthefewpeoplewhodoesn’tpressurehertofitinisFanny’sbrother,Tom,buthe’salsooneofthemostannoyingpeoplePollyhasevermet.Overthenextsixyears,Polly’sannualvisitschallengetheShawfamilytoquestiontheirvaluesevenasPollyfeelspressuredtoconformtosocietalexpectations,thoughsheremainsold-fashionedatheart.AsPollynavigatesthehighsandlowsofgrowingup,friendship,love,andfortune,hergreatestchallengeisbeingtruetoherself.
