Katherine and her friend, an older man named Carl, celebrate the seasons on their river together, until his absence requires her to grow and change.

Lisa Westberg Peters, illus. Deborah Kogan Ray, Little Brown, 1990.
32 pages, ISBN: 1559700114

Awards & Recognition:

• Notable Children’s Trade Book in Social Studies (Joint Committee of the National Council for the Social Studies and Children’s Book Council), 1990; Junior Library Guild selection