When her family moved to their cabin on a fjord for the summer, nine-year-old Reidunn took along a mysterious box and a secret determination. Always people talked about her older sister; Dagne Renatta was so bright and so talented, and she always did the right thing. But this summer, Reidunn decided, would be her turn; she would do the right, talented, clever thing.
And so, between fishing and swimming and listening to tales of terrible trolls, Reidunn worked on the secret surprise she would give her grandfather and grandmother when they came to visit at the end of the summer. How fine it would be to hear them exclaim, "Ja, our Reidunn is a clever girl!" Reidunn—not Dagne Renatta. The only trouble was, Reidunn had forgotten how clever and talented Dagne Renatta really was.
How Reidunn finally learns that there is room in one family for two clever sisters makes a warm story for girls. Set in modern Norway, it has been illustrated with the freshness and humor that distinguish Trina Schart Hyman's artwork.
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