Adopting of Rosa Marie

Four girls, four hearts, one tiny new member. The beloved group from Dandelion Cottage returns in this tender sequel, their summer adventures taking an unexpected turn when they become guardians to a young Native American child. What begins as play house transforms into something real: the messy, joyful, sometimes heartbreaking work of caring for another life. The girls scheme and squabble, laugh and learn, their friendship tested and strengthened by this tiny responsibility they've chosen. Carroll Watson Rankin captures something true about girlhood: the way children grapple with adult emotions, the loyalty that binds friends through ridiculous plans, the way love arrives without warning and demands everything. This is a book about growing up, about the moment when pretend play becomes genuine care, about the summer that changes everything. For readers who loved Anne of Green Gables or the Betsy-Tacy books, here is another portrait of childhood friendship at its most earnest and endearing.