About This Book
Reach for this book when your child starts noticing family stress or hears mentions of financial worries at home. It is a gentle but honest bridge for discussing how external pressures, like money or job security, can impact a household without losing the family's core bond. Set on a remote Wyoming ranch, the story follows thirteen-year-old Timmy through a year of extreme weather and economic uncertainty. Through her journal, Timmy processes the weight of her parents' struggle to keep their land. The book excels at validating a child's observational skills and their desire to help, while grounding the experience in the beauty and resilience of the natural world. It is a poetic, quiet read that transforms a scary topic like financial ruin into a story of grit, observation, and enduring hope for children aged 8 to 12.
