Different than other Grisham novels, this is not a legal thriller... but it is no less a good read!

The book reminds me of "A Thousand Acres" by Jane Smiley: Grandpa is a farmer, his father before him... "To Kill a Mockingbird" too: difficult issues of life as seen through a child's eyes. The story is told in the voice of a young boy on the farm.

Class and social standing all hinge on whether you have a painted house -- or just a unpainted, weathered shack! But those that grew up on farms know -- there is more to being alive than just hoeing corn!

I passed this book on to my friend Susan -- who is already 10 pages into it!

Caught from friend Cindy, reading now on the bus ride to and from work...will tell more when I'm done & let it fly from my hands. Peace, SnarfleB

Yep
It was under my chair alright, or it would have been if the duct tape had held.

Released on Thursday, August 29, 2002 at Given to a friend in Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA.

Released on Monday, September 30, 2002 at Food Lion Parking Lot in Pittsboro, North Carolina USA.

Left in a car

Thanks mom! It is wonderful and once I start reading I can't stop. Unfortunately it took me a while to come here and I can't Remember where I found it.