by Lois Lowry · 2012
ISBN: 0307976084 9780307976086
Category: Young Adult Fiction / Historical / United States / 20th Century
Page count: 208
Precocious Katy Thatcher comes to realize what a gentle, silent boy did for his family. He meant to help, not harm. It didn’t turn out that way.<br><br>“The author balances humor and generosity with the obstacles and injustice of Katy’s world to depict a complete picture of the turn of the 20th century.”—<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, Starred