Dropouts: A Tale of Growing Up in East Texas

When their parents are killed, Nick and Nita find themselves destitute. Only an uncle they''ve never known offers them a refuge on his East Texas farm. The culture shock is intense for Nita, but Nick takes to farming, learning how to plow with a mule, bale hale, milk cows, and tend gardens.

"Mayhar''s roots in East Texas are never more evident than in this lovely tale of teenagers forced to re-eval...