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The novel Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm is a nonfiction book that will break the hearts of readers. May Amelia is the only girl who lives near the Nasel River she is expected to be lady-like and isn’t supposed to do anything that could be dangerous but despite this she is very rebellious and does what she wants lady-like or not. Throughout the story she get into trouble and every time Papa (May Amelia’s father) yells at her. The theme in the story is to cherish the ones that you love before it’s too late. Jennifer L. Holm shows this when Papa isn’t mad when May Amelia is in the water when the damn opened. Instead Papa just was happy that May Amelia was okay, he cherished her more since he understood that he could lose her like he

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