Kyle, Aryn.
Summary: When her older sister runs away to marry a rodeo cowboy, Alice Winston is left to bear the brunt of her family's troubles--a depressed, bedridden mother; a reticent, overworked father; and a run-down horse ranch. As the hottest summer in fifteen years unfolds and bills pile up, Alice is torn between dreams of escaping the loneliness of her duty-filled life and a longing to help her father mend...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2007
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Summary: Sixth grader Alice Winston is having a rough year. Her older sister elopes. Her depressed mother won't get out of bed. Her father struggles to save their faltering horse ranch. And Alice's school pal drowns. Caught in a dizzying adult world, Alice soon faces challenges that threaten to shatter her dreams and her family.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2007