A story of adventure and delightful surprises involving an unusual Hispanic family. Two orphaned children, a crippled boy and his sister, change the life of an old shepherd. The shepherds down-to-earth wisdom, the challenges of growing up and a great effort to reveal the best secret of all, bring the boy to victory over his handicap. This is a very rewarding story. This is an "Accelerated Reader" book. For ages 7 through 11.
Hard backs are smyth-sewn with four-color covers, plastic-laminated. Soft backs are perfect bound, with four-color covers, coated two sides. Text pages in both are 60# library quality acid-free bond. Full C.I.P. data is included in each book. 5-l/2" X 8-1/2", 126 pages, 24 b/w illustrations.
