This is a fast but enjoyable read that will appeal to those who enjoyed Anne of Green Gables. Ellie's mom is dead, and her father is struggling to make ends meet during tough times, so he reluctantly has to ask his mother in law, Grandma Acklebee, to look after Ellie while he works as a travelling salesman selling pots. The Grandma clearly doesn't want the child, and it's a pretty tough existence for Ellie, but it all works out. ( )

Ellie’s father has just taken a job as a travelling salesman, and he has no other choice but to leave her with her Grandmother Acklebee, who Ellie has never met. When they arrive at Grandma’s farm in Weyboldt, Saskatchewan, the old woman makes it very clear that Ellie isn’t wanted. It seems that Ellie is about to have the worst summer of her life. Even so, there are truths to be learned – about her past, her grandmother and herself. With a bit of help from some unexpected sources, Ellie will find her way to a place where it just might be possible for this family to heal itself after all.