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Gr 4–6—Creech draws readers into a brilliantly simple, sentimental, and adult-centered moral scenario. On a rural American farm, an isolated couple finds a mute, mysterious, and artistic boy (who could be six, seven, or eight) abandoned on their porch. The longer he stays with them, the more his various talents become apparent and the more attached they become. They dread the day someone might come back to claim...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Young married couple Marta and John live a quiet life together on their farm until one day a sleeping boy (age six? seven? eight? They're not sure) appears on the front porch. In his pocket is a note: "Plees taik kair of Jacob. He is a god good boy. Wil be bak wen we can." Jacob doesn't speak, but he appears to understand Marta and John, and is able to communicate well with animals....Log In or Sign Up to Read More