Much-needed money, she thinks, since her parents are fighting more intensely than ever before, always about finances. After all, tending to horses, pigs, chickens and a sweet young steer named Ferdinand is not the worst way to make some money. Rachel is sad about losing her beloved hills and fields, but tries to be philosophical about the job. Her new neighbors, who recently built a fancy house on the land she and best friend Micah grew up playing on and sledding down, are hobbyist farmers. The summer she turns 13, Rachel gets an animal caretaking job. She skillfully leads readers through the full span of Rachel's emotions as she navigates family, love and loss. Knowles gracefully captures that sliver of time when a young person sits at the cusp of adolescence but is still, occasionally, very much a child. Truly bittersweet, Where the Heart Is features Rachel Gartner, a 13-year-old with some extremely relatable issues. With author Jo Knowles, readers always know where the heart will be: at the very center of her books.
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