Annie Laurie and Azalea

"Annie Laurie and Azalea" by Elia Wilkinson Peattie is a story about two young girls, Azalea and Annie Laurie, whose lives become intertwined as they navigate friendship and their sense of self in a close-knit town. Azalea, who lives in the mountains with those very close to her, prepares for school with a strong bond to her foster brother, while Annie Laurie is faced with feeling like an outsider in her new school. Their journey is marked by their struggles to find where they belong as they confront their pasts and work to build a new friendship, despite the challenges they face together.