A Little Country Girl

"A Little Country Girl" by Susan Coolidge is a story about a young girl named Candace Arden who goes on a summer adventure from her quiet country home in Connecticut to the fancy town of Newport to visit her cousin. The book tells about Candace's journey as she tries to fit into a new, more sophisticated social class. On a steamboat called "Eolus", she feels both thrilled about the future, and nervous to travel to Newport. When she arrives at her cousin's fancy house, she starts to feel like she misses home as she learns all the new fancy rules. Readers explore Candace's ups and downs as she navigates the challenges of embracing the unknown, while staying true to herself.