Gene Stratton-Porter
Description
It is 1908 in rural Indiana. Elnora Comstock is determined to attend high school, even though her widowed mother Kate calls her goal a foolish dream. Elnora finds comfort in her friendship with Mrs. Porter, a free-spirited naturalist who fascinates the young girl. But when the taxes on the farm come due, Elnora must choose between her own dreams of a better life and her mother's demand that she quit school to help with the harvest.