Once Upon a Phone

Amelia Rose Gardiner has a problem. She needs a phone, but her parents won't buy her one. She's in the seventh grade, so she needs one, but she's only ten, and they tell her she's not old enough. It's how homeschoolers communicate with each other, but Mom and Dad can't afford it, and they already have a house phone. Left with no alternative, Amelia goes looking for a job to pay for it herself. Thi...