Gr 9 Up—When 16-year-old Iris's father dies, she is sent from her suburban home in Maine to her aunt's goat farm in North Carolina. Her presence there is barely tolerated, and she is treated as little more than a slave. Aunt Sue expects Iris to rise early, care for the goats, and make the cheese that they sell in a local farmer's market. When school lets out, there are more chores, while her cousin Book goofs off with his buds. Iris doesn't really mind, though, because she has a passion for animals. When her aunt instructs Book to butcher three of the goats, Iris protests, and in retaliation she is brutally beaten. Aunt Sue and Book are arrested for the crime, and Iris goes to live with a local foster family. Now, though, who will take care of the goats? She feels powerless but knows that she has to do something, even if it means confronting her aunt. The story moves at a gentle pace, slowly pulling readers into Iris's cheerless world. The teen is realistically emotional and stubborn, and the secondary characters are well developed. Give this one to teens who enjoy dramatic plots with rays of hope at the end.—Heather Miller Cover, Homewood Public Library, AL
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BN ID: | 2940172321948 |
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Publisher: | Brilliance Audio |
Publication date: | 04/12/2011 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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