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Cassie lives on a Kansas prairie farm with her mother Sarah, her grandfather, and the family dog. Day after day she watches her father work the fields, neighbors move in, and winter’s thaw bring new life. As the family prepares for a surprise gift from a distant relative, Cassie—quiet, observant, and secretly tender—learns that even the most still‑seeming days hold room for change. The gentle story explores family, responsibility, and the quiet happiness that comes from embracing the unexpected on the frontier.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Patricia MacLachlan
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