The loner.

The loner.

1991 • 151 pages

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A lonely boy who has no home and works as a migrant laborer makes friends with a sheep-raising family.

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Now and then, I continue on my quest to read all the Newbery Honor books. The Loner is the story of an orphan who unexpectedly winds up on a sheep farm run by a big yet shy woman who has lost her son to a bear. Lots of action. Do kids even know about lives like this boy's?

February 1, 2009

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