In 1920 in the mountains of western North Carolina, fourteen-year-old Jim Houston sees his hopes of continuing his education fade when his mother becomes seriously ill and his logger father must deal with the underhanded dealings of outside businessmen.
- ISBN10 0152015094
- ISBN13 9780152015091
- Publish Date 15 April 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 22 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harcourt Brace and Company
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English