An award-winning novel about the resilience of the human spirit, the power of duty, the fragile relationship between humans and nature, and the sacrifices we make for family. Mary Call has promised her dying father to keep her brother and sisters together forever in their home...
An award-winning novel about the resilience of the human spirit, the power of duty, the fragile relationship between humans and nature, and the sacrifices we make for family. Mary Call has promised her dying father to keep her brother and sisters together forever in their home...
'Set in the Appalachian hills, the story -- narrated by 14-year-old Mary Call -- tells of her efforts to keep her family together and independent after their sharecropper father dies. . . . There is a great deal of humor and love.' -- Teacher. 'Readers won't forget [Mary Call's]...