Sarah Orne Jewett places her most famous short story, "A White Heron," in her native Maine. Originally published in 1886, it's a coming-of-age story about a young city girl now living with her grandmother in the country. She comes out of her shell in nature, more comfortable...
A nine-year-old New England girl has to decide whether or not she will help the ornithologist who is searching for the rare white heron.