Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca Rowena Randall first won the hearts of readers in 1903, when Houghton Mifflin Company published Kate Douglas Wiggin's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Rebecca's good nature and generous, passionate spirit have made her a treasured heroine for more than a hundred years. Now, to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the novel's original publication, Houghton Mifflin is proud to reissue Rebecca's story in this new, unabridged edition with an introduction by Patricia Reilly Giff and luminous illustrations by award-winning artist Barbara McClintock. An outspoken and precocious ten-year-old, Rebecca is one of those rare characters who have become fixtures in the canon of classic children's literature. She leaves her beloved home at Sunnybrook to journey to faraway Riverboro, where she will live with two elderly and staunchly disciplined aunts. Though it was Rebecca's dependable sister, Hannah, who was truly invited, Rebecca's mother sends her instead, much to her aunts' chagrin. But eventually the charming Rebecca wins them over, along with her classmates, teachers, and the mysterious young businessman she calls "Mr. Aladdin." And though her adventures take her through Riverboro and beyond, Rebecca's heart remains at Sunnybrook.