Rosemary Mckinley: 3 books

This story centers on the life of a poor, teenage girl living in New York City circa 1905. Her city is bustling with construction as well as many newcomers. Libby lives with her mother and works in a textile factory. A friend of the family becomes interested in her and she has to make the most important decision of her young life.

The North Fork�s natural riches have been seducing people for more than four hundred years. The Algonquin Indians�and, later, Dutch and English colonists�first recognizedthe area for its waters rich with clams and fish, its fertile soil for growing crops and its abundant forests to support shipbuilding....

This short story gives us a glimpse of life in the 1950's in a small town on Long Island, New York. Rumors abound about an unusual family but it takes some investigating by a young girl to finally put these to rest.