The Golden Pasture: Joyce Carol Thomas - Softcover

Thomas, Joyce Carol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 059033638X ISBN 13: 9780590336383

Publisher: Scholastic, 1987

Synopsis

A twelve-year-old boy spends the summer on his grandfather's farm and develops a better understanding of his father

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

The author of Marked By Fire has created a spirited, lyrical tale with a memorable cast of characters. Carl Lee, the son of a Cherokee mother (whom he has never known) and a black father, who is distant and unpredictable, has always felt closest to Gray Jefferson, his father's father, and often spends summers with him on his ranch, Golden Pasture. An ex-rodeo star, Gray is full of stories, and has plenty of time for his grandson. The summer that Carl Lee is 12, Gray tells him he may enter the Boley rodeo if he's prepared. Carl Lee rescues an injured Appaloosa and then surprises his grandfather by being able to ride the wild animal. The boy rides the horse in the rodeo, and on his day of triumph the past and the present come together in a stirring event that also reunites father and son. The end to Thomas's story may be no surprise, but readers will stay with her fast-paced story. Thomas is a weaver of words, combining just the right ones to create a loving picture of three generations.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 059033638X
• ISBN 13: 9780590336383
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback