Elizabeth Brown loves to read more than anything else, but when her collection of books grows and grows, she must make a change in her life.

A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her.

A young Amish girl tells her "silent friend, " her diary, about all the wonderous experiences she has on her first trip to a city, Chicago.