A New York Times Bestselling Author It?s summer in Abbotsville, but before Miss Julia can even sip some iced tea on her front porch, a letter from her long-lost cousin Elsie informs her that Elsie?s granddaughter is on a bus headed to Abbotsville that very day. Reminding Miss Julia of an old family debt, Elsie proclaims that she is sending Trixie to Miss Julia?s to learn to become a lady. And when the rude and unkempt Trixie arrives, even Sam and Lloyd agree that Miss Julia faces quite a challenge.