Closer to Far Away

by Kristin Butcher

February in 1921 Whitaker, Saskatchewan, is colder and bleaker than usual as 13-year-old Lucy May Barber mourns her mother's sudden death. Unable to foresee life without Mama, Lucy decides it's up to her to hold the family together. But that turns out to be easier said than done, and it isn't long before everything starts going wrong. Papa hires a meddling housekeeper; five-year-old Teddy starts forgetting Mama; 15-year-old Tom gets involved with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889957495
• ISBN13: 9780889957497
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Red Deer Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7