When Polly Turns Eighteen by Emma S. Dowd is a fascinating story about a girl named Polly who finds herself at a crossroads between adulthood and her teenage memories. Filled with warmth and tenderness, the book guides the reader through the difficult choices the main character has to face. The leading themes of the work are adulthood, first love, self-sacrifice and discovering oneself in a new world. Will Polly be able to keep her faith in herself and find her place under the sun, or will she be left to suppress her dreams in favor of family responsibilities? "When Polly Turned Eighteen" is a book that will touch the heart of anyone who has ever sought their place in the world, and will show that sometimes the right decisions should be made with the heart, not the mind.