When they are left with relatives while their father goes prospecting for gold in the Colorado mountains, ten-year-old Hattie and her older brother depend on their friendship with a recluse who lives nearby to make their lives bearable.
- ISBN10 0671568337
- ISBN13 9780671568337
- Publish Date 1 May 1997 (first published 1 May 1995)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 23 December 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Simon & Schuster
- Format Paperback
- Pages 10
- Language English