In this coming-of-age novel, a headstrong girl persists against
expectations, following her dream in nineteenth century Yosemite.
Florence "Floy" Hutchings is the daughter of a famous father, and
while the extra attention that brings is not unwelcome, all she
really wants is to be herself. However, in 1876 being clever,
confident, and bold is not expected of girls on the cusp of turning
twelve. Stuck in a stuffy classroom in crowded San Francisco, Floy
longs to return to the majestic mountain valley where she was born
and where she has always felt free: Yosemite! Upon returning to her
beloved valley, Floy finds that it is changing in confusing ways:
the intimate paradise she once knew is opening to more visitors and
to troubling attitudes about her indigenous friends and about what
girls should and should not do. Yet, against this backdrop of
change, Floy pursues her dream of climbing the indomitable Half
Dome. Steeped in the rich atmosphere of old Yosemite and based on
real people and true events,Call Me Floy is about a girl who
follows her dream up the steepest path imaginable.
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