The Trouble With May Amelia (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
The main reason I love this books is for the humor she adds to each family member. Each character is believable including May Amelia's wicked grandmother, and her negative and often verbally abusive father.The Trouble With May Amelia, Atheneum Books For Young Readers, Copyright 201l, is the sequel to to Our Only May Amelia, and in my opinion, I liked the it better than the original. This book had me laugh and cry within paragraphs of each other.Set in the 1899's in Washington State, the story brings to life a Finnish Pioneer family's desire to make it in the United States along the banks of the Nasel River. May Amelia is the only girl to be born in this little Scandinavian settlement, and it is her determination to fit and be treated as an equal helps to make her voice strong. In this sequel to Our Only May Amelia, it's 1900 and Amelia is 12 years old. Her Pappa still thinks Girls Are Useless and May Amelia Is Trouble. Amelia tries not to get in trouble but her 7 older brothers make it difficult to stay out of trouble with their constant teasing and tormenting. In Amelia's opinion, Boys Are Trouble! She longs for peace and quiet and admires her eldest brother who ran away. She is also dying for another girl to play with. Though she claims to hate boys, May Amelia prefers wearing overalls to dresses. She enjoys school with the prettiest, nicest teacher they've ever had who lets them do lessons in their underdrawers. Some big changes come to the Jackson farm and May Amelia is right in the middle of them. She gets her chance to prove herself to her Pappa by translating for a businessman who wants to buy their farm and make them rich. Pappa is a hard man though and it will take a lot of sisu (Finnish word that translates to guts or courage) to make her family notice her in a good way. This book is every bit as charming as the first. It's told from May Amelia's point-of-view. May's voice is colloquial and childlike, really suited to her character. The first-person narrative helps the story seem more realistic and adds to the charm. May Amelia is an engaging, plucky little heroine that girls and boys will like. Adults will enjoy the innocence of the story and the refreshing honest voice of May Amelia. This book can be read as a stand-alone or as a sequel to Our Only May Amelia.
What do You think about The Trouble With May Amelia (2011)?
luv it and #1!!!!!! which ones better? 1. no 2. no 1. no 2. GRRR. its 2 good 2 no!
—NICKNAMENOEHLY
Love the book, hate the cover! Looks like an ad for a teen reality show!
—ashy
Excellent! I loved the storyline, very different type of story.
—ldawg
