Synopsis: Set in 1908 rural Indiana, Elnora Comstock pursues her dream of attending high school, finds friendship with free-spirited naturalist Mrs. Porter, and must choose between her education and helping her widowed mother when the farm taxes come due.
Tagline: A beautiful evocation of life in the early 1900s and a young girl's coming of age in the rural Midwest.
Runtime: Color, 105 minutes
Genre: Children's and family coming-of-age drama
Language: English
Country of origin: United States
Distributor: Feature Films For Families through Public Media Video and Wonderworks Family Movie
Special features: Closed captioned, parents guide with discussion questions printed on the box
Keywords: Wonderworks, PBS, family movie, period drama, rural Indiana, classic novel adaptation