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Mary Call has promised her dying father to keep her brother and sisters together forever on the mountain, and never to take any help from strangers. She is determined to keep her word. No matter what. At first she is sure she can manage. Romey, Ima Dean, and Devola help gather herbs to sell in... read more
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“Someday, I thought, I'm going to be as smart as she is and be able to spout out all that stuff when people ask me and play the piano for assembly and fix my hair like that, white on the tips, and have little kids afraid of me.”
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“It takes time to be sweet and pretty and I haven't got any to spare.”
Mary Call
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Once in some near-forgotten time a traveler, making his way across these mountains on foot, wandered into our valley which is known as Trial.
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This is book 844 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Sounder, and followed by The Edge of the Cloud.
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- Vera Cleaver (Author)
- Bill Cleaver (Author)
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