Gentle's Holler

Gentle's Holler by Madden, Kerry. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780670059980.

The sixties may have come to other parts of North Carolina, but with Mama pregnant again, Daddy struggling to find work, and nine siblings underfoot, nobody in the holler has much time for modern-day notions. Especially not twelve-year-old Livy Two, aspiring songwriter and self-appointed guardian of little sister Gentle, whose eyes "dont work so good yet." Even after a doctor confirms her fears, Livy Two is determined to make the best of Gentles situation and sets out to transform the familys scrappy dachshund into a genuine Seeing-Eye dog. But when tragedy strikes, can Livy Two continue to stay strong for her family?