Jane Resh Thomas

With patience and love, a young girl helps the dog she has chosen from the Humane Society grow from a frightened puppy into a happy pet.

Daniel looks forward to helping his Uncle Peter set traps for the foxes that have been plaguing the family farm, until the discovery of a severed fox paw makes him seriously question what he and his uncle are doing.

Teresa, the young daughter of Mexican American migrant workers, has a hard life but keeps memories of her grandmother and Mexico alive in her heart.