Annabelle has lived on her family’s farm in rural Pennsylvania her whole life. She lives in a nice house that has been in the family for a long time and she helps around their farm when needed. She is also friendly with her neighbors including Toby, a World War I veteran who lives in a shack and is always around to help when needed. He doesn’t speak much, but the whole small town knows that he is a nice guy. Then Betty Glengarry comes to live with her grandparents due to the current war, which we know as World War II. Betty is not nice. In fact, she is a bully and her main target is Annabelle. Betty’s grandparents and the town people all think Betty is a nice girl, so Annabelle thinks she has no one to talk to. One day, Annabelle attempts to be strong and stand up for herself and Betty does stop bullying her. However, Betty changes her target to Toby and soon the town is wondering if Toby is as nice as they thought.

Book reviewed by Laura B., Youth Technology Librarian