Even with her father as principal, Asa Andersen is certain that sixth grade will be perfect, until a new boy in school starts making fun of her name and the baby her mother is expecting is born prematurely.
Who says boys are the only ones allowed to have talents? That's what Phoebe Anne Moses, or Annie, as she prefers to be called, would like to know. From the day Annie first picks up her father's rifle at age eight, it's clear she has an unusual gift. She's the sharpest shooter in the land! This is the story of a the young firl who became the legend known as Annie Oakley.
Thirteen-year-old Jessica longs for the mother who abandoned her as a baby, and allows her fantasy of a perfect natural mother to color her attitude toward her father's new wife.
As a young girl, Amy's mother had been denied the chance to attend Bennington College and now is determined that seventeen-year-old Amy will have that opportunity whether she wants it or not.
When her father's decision to quit his lucrative job to "find himself" as an actor changes their family's finances, pampered sixteen-year-old Carole is dismayed that she must give up her credit card and get a job herself.
As one who prefers hunting over sewing, Annie Oakley breaks free from conventional behavior for girls and goes on to develop her talent as a sharpshooter and entertainer.
