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Gr 3–6—Creech offers a memorable family story featuring an especially difficult cow. When Reena, 12, and her brother Luke, seven, move with their parents to Maine from the noisy bustle of New York City, lots of adjustments are required. The siblings appreciate each other and generally get along. The citified family is thrust...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Sick of city life and having recently lost their jobs, Reena's parents decide to move to Maine, to a small coastal town. It's summer, and twelve-year-old Reena and younger brother Luke are free to enjoy the newfound thrill of riding their bikes wherever they want. But then their parents insist that they help an elderly neighbor, and the city kids are soon mucking out the barn for an ornery woman's equally ornery cow. The eccentric lady seems pretty witchlike at first wit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Twelve-year-old Reena's family has just moved to coastal Maine. Reena's parents insist that she and her younger brother help an e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More