Erin, Born in 1988 — Ruth Vitrano Merkel

Erin loves living in her familys old farmhouse, even though there isnt a place to swim and there arent any other kids living on Hathaway Road. She just hopes that something exciting or unusual will happen during her thirteenth summer. And it does! On a jaunt to the mailbox Erin meets rude, rhyming Rosemary, who is visiting her grouchy grandma for a few days.And the surprises keep coming! Mom and Dad have been keeping a secret, Grandma and Grandpa reveal some intriguing family news, and Erin meets another girl at the mailboxwho has a fascinating cousin named Will.A friendly yellow Labrador decides to adopt Erins familybut a man shows up in a pickup truck and claims that the stray dog is actually his. Rosemary pays another visit and demands an onion-skin win from Erins brother Ben.