Newbery medalist Avi tells the story of a young girl determined to define her own place amidst old rules and new ways in the Roaring Twenties. Attending high school in Steamboat Springs is Ida Bidsons dream--its her next step toward becoming a teacher and her best shot at escaping a life of milking cows. Its 1925, and from using telephones to attending movies, Ida is thrilled by her new experiences in Steamboat. She and her school friends even form a club, the Secret Sisters, to celebrate everything modern. But when they accidentally antagonize the strict, traditionalist principal, Idas high school career may be over before it even begins. Its up to the Secret Sisters find a way to save Idas dream! Readers will cheer for Ida as she continues the adventure begun in the one-room schoolhouse of Avis popular The Secret School!
