Field, Rachel

Rhyming text captures the light and spirit of the Maine coast through a simple poem celebrating the simple pleasures of a summer day.

A girl imagines the general store she will own some day and all the things for sale in it, from bolts of calico to bunches of bananas.

In 1742, Marguerite left France with her grandmother and uncle to seek a home in America. A year later, 13-year-old Marguerite is alone in the world and a "bound-out girl" on her way to Maine.