What was it like to be a girl long ago? The American Girl Collection takes you inside the worlds of girls who lived during exciting times in the past. As your read their stories, you can imagine how different life was back them. But you'll also discover that their feelings, ideas, and dreams are just like yours. Nine year old Felicity is sent to Miss Manderly's house to learn to be a polite gentlewoman. She practices elegant penmanship, fancy stitchery, formal dancing, and the proper way to serve tea. Two sisters from England join the lessons, and one of them, Elizabeth, becomes Felicity's best friend. Learning the tea ceremony is great fun, until Felicity's father decides that the king's tax on tea is unfair, and he refuses to sell tea in his store or to drink it in the Merriman household. How can Felicity continue the tea lessons she loves and still be loyal to her father? Softcover edition. Recommended for ages 8 and up. An American Girl Book. |
