Sara K Joiner

In 1883, on the island of Java in the Dutch East Indies, thirteen-year-old Katrien Courtland is determined to prove Darwin's theory of natural selection. Unfortunately, nothing causes her Aunt Greet more angst than Katrien crawling around the muddy jungle collecting bugs in the name of science — and in the company of a native boy, no less! If only Katrien would take an interest in running a household and making friends with other girls. But Katrien...