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114 pp.
| Houghton/Lorraine |
March, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-618-21293-0$$15.00
(3)
1-3
Illustrated by
Arthur Geisert.
It's summer in Cresbard, South Dakota, and though she dislikes it, ten-year-old Rachel must work with her sisters on the family farm. The author uses the rigor of farm life as a backdrop for Rachel's struggle--making her father proud despite her dislike of hard, physical labor. The occasional, detailed black-and-white drawings complement the simple, honest story set in 1954.