Kate Douglas Wiggin 
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 

"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" is a classic American children’s novel.that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her two stern aunts in the village of Riverboro, Maine.Rebecca’s joy for life inspires her aunts, but she faces many trials in her young life, gaining wisdom and understanding. Wiggin wrote a sequel, New Chronicles of Rebecca. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)