Bud is an orphan living on the farm of Gram and Gramps, and he fears the summer when their own children and grandchildren come home and push him to the edge of the family. Out in the woods and fields he finds comfort in the wild creatures around him, above all a fawn as black as night.
Kjelgaard, author of Big Red, writes about belonging and the outdoors with quiet honesty. Download the free EPUB.