by Sharon Creech
Genre: Realistic Fiction/AR 4.3
Carnegie Award for Children's Literature
Dallas and Florida were orphaned when they were just babies. In the beginning, the orphanage caretakers, Mr. and Mrs. Trepid, intended to keep them for their own. The high-spirited twins, however, soon met the end of Mrs. Trepid's patience and understanding. Years roll by filled with stern discipline and intimidation until at age 13, the twins begin to plot an escape as the only way out of the abusive home. Enter Sairy and Tiller, an eccentric older couple from Ruby Holler. They become foster parents to Dallas and Florida with the intention of having the twins accompany them on their separate journeys. How can Dallas and Florida trust them? And, will trouble follow them?
