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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 4–8—With both of his Army Reserve parents leaving for six-month deployments to Iraq, Erik, an upstate New York seventh grader, is sent to live with grandparents he hardly knows. He and his friend Patrick have just aced a course in bird hunting, but now he must leave that all behind as he flies to North Dakota to live with Oma and Big Darrell. He is disenchanted with his new setting and unhappy about the intimidating gruffness of his grandfather, but his spi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
After getting his hunting license, Erik looks forward to tramping through pheasant fields with his best friend. But when his pare...Log In or Sign Up to Read More