May Amelia Jackson

May Amelia Jackson is the only girl in a family of eight and the only Finnish girl born on the Nasel River in her current generation. This makes May Amelia a unique young girl. May Amelia spends all her time with boys; therefore, she is something of a tomboy. May Amelia's penchant for getting into trouble causes a great amount of friction at home, especially when May Amelia believes her punishments are unfair because the boys are allowed to do the very things she often gets in trouble for doing.

May Amelia has recently begun helping her mother out around the house more because her mother is expecting a new baby. May Amelia finds this work boring and would much rather be working with the animals or at the logging camp with her brothers. However, when May Amelia's mother gives birth to a baby girl, May...