Ann Hamilton is so lonely—her family has moved to the western frontier of Pennsylvania, and there are no friends to be found for miles around. Her family has to work hard in the garden and in the fields, and there’s never time for a party. Ann wishes she could move back to her old home in Gettysburg, until one day when the Hamiltons receive a surprise visit from a very important guest, and Ann realizes there’s nowhere she’d rather be than in the West.