Two Little Women

What if the hardest person to understand was the one living right next door? In the charming world of Summit Avenue, two shy girls, Dolly Fayre and Dotty Rose, have been watching each other from their windows, each convinced the other must be strange or unfriendly. A skirmish between their pets finally breaks the ice, and what begins as tentative neighborly civility blossoms into something neither girl expected: a friendship that will reshape their world. Carolyn Wells captures that tender, terrifying moment when childhood loneliness meets its cure, and does so with wit and warmth that feels remarkably modern despite the century between us. This is a story about the small courage it takes to say hello, and how the right friend can make a whole neighborhood feel like home. Perfect for readers who remember what it felt like to be eight years old and terrified of the unknown.