Barn Burner
by Patricia Willis
| Ross's family is
very poor and it's during the Depression when no one has any
money. He fights with his parents and his mom tells him to
"get out of my sight." He leaves and ends up
sleeping in a barn that starts on fire. When he wakes up, he
sees that there are horses in the barn and quickly lets them go free
before leaving. When he is running away, the owner
sees him and accuses Ross of setting the fire.
Later that day he meets Mary Warfield and her children who are moving into another house. Mary's husband has gone away to look for work and she must take care of the family by herself. After Ross helps her, Mary invites Ross to stay with them. While searching for the real barn burner Ross finds a job making bricks. Ross is able to give Mary money to help run her family and to get a safe way home after he finds the barn burner. This was a very good book. It keeps your interest on every page and I learned something about the Great Depression when there were many poor people. |
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