In Oregon Territory, in 1855, 9 year-old Ben, the narrator, and his two older siblings, plant wheat and build a barn on their claim, while caring for their father, who has had a stroke that prevents him from moving or communicating except with eye-blinks.
A brief, but well-written and very moving story of "hope and resourcefulness," as the jacket blurb puts it.
A brief, but well-written and very moving story of "hope and resourcefulness," as the jacket blurb puts it.
