Publisher's Synopsis
Her family arrives safely in America in 1884, yet Ella Woodhams longs for England. She bravely battles homesickness, but can she find a place in this country where she belongs? The Woodhams travel the Erie Canal on their trip from NYC to upstate NY. Troubles delay them, and then they can't buy a house when they arrive in town. Ella fears she may never have a home, but Daddy stumbles upon an unusual solution. Can Ella accept it?