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Gr 7 Up—As this historical novel opens, the title character, a 14-year-old girl living in the mountains of Georgia, is recording her father's recent death in the family bible. After this sad start, things only get harder for Halley, her younger brother, and their mother Kate. They move in with Kate's parents: a cruel preacher, his put-upon wife, and their youngest son. Kate takes a dangerous job at the local mill, while every action Halley tries to improve their lot—taking on sewing jobs to raise money to buy a gravestone for her father, trying to get accepted to...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Dirt-poor and living in the Georgia mountains during the Great Depression, fourteen-year-old Halley has little chance of getting ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More