Ten-year-old Lavina Cumming has always lived with her father, mother, and five brothers on the Bosque Ranch in Arizona Territory. But when her mother dies, Lavina must go and live with her aunt in California. Set in 1905, Lavina"s story of homesickness and starting a new life is told with truth and an uncommon richness of detail. A Hungry Mind Children"s Books of Distinction Award winner.