内容简介：
Life is not fair Ella and Grampa just donat seem to realize twelve-year-old Rissy has grown up. To crown off their low opinion, Rissy has to wear her hair in pigtails like a ababya instead of one long braid like a young lady. So when Grampa breaks his leg in a poacheras trap, and everyone makes plans for running the homestead without consulting her, Rissy launches a campaign to prove sheas old enough to shoulder grown-up responsibilities. The results are hilarious and heartwarming. Meanwhile, Ellaas fiancA(c), who is away fighting in the Union Cavalry, sends home letters filled with up-and-down expectations of furloughs, keeping Ella see-sawing between hope and despair. Join Rissy and her extended family as they learn to hope, laugh, and love in a land torn by war. And over the course of the series, watch Rissy take on the world with courage, love, and a sense of family.