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Synopsis
Thirteen-year-old Zinnia Taylor uncovers family secrets and self truths while clearing a mysterious settler trail that begins on her family's farm in Kentucky., Zinny Taylor is 13 and lives in Bybanks, Kentucky. Looking for some peace and quiet away from her brothers and sisters, Zinny discovers a mysterious overgrown trail on her family's farm, which leads Zinny to the resolution of some long buried family secrets.
| Size | | Length: | 261 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 6.4 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "Worms dangled in Aunt Jessie's kitchen: red worms swarming over a lump of brown mud in a bowl."
Industry Reviews
"Creech again demonstrates her expertise at evoking physical and emotional landscapes and the connections between the two as Zinny blazes her way down literal and spiritual paths."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Deborah Stevenson (03/19/1997)
"Zinny narrates her own story in a voice that is straightforward modest and very appealing....Most of all, Zinny is scrappy and persistent, propelling the action forward with just the right combination of contemplation and adventure to make this a lively book."
Washington Post Book World - Linda Barrett Osborne (05/04/1997)
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