"Emma has always wanted a little brother. Now her family is adopting Max and Emma is sure he will be the best brother ever. But Max thinks sisters are yucky! Is this really what having a brother is all about" Cf. Our choice, 2002.

In 1848, sixteen-year-old Elspet looks back on her life and describes how she came to be orphaned in Scotland, went to live with relatives, and emigrated with them to a rough but rewarding existence in Canada.