Description: Henry and Gretchen, the youngest children in two Iowa farm families, feel left out, ignored, and picked on all the time. So the young outcasts begin spending time with the old couple in the isolated farmhouse down the road. The elderly pair have some strange habits, but they welcome Henry and Gretchen, give them a crippled lamb to care for, and make them feel a lot less like the youngest. Then a shocking discovery makes Henry and Gretchen begin to fear their newfound companions.... This poignant story of an unusual farm summer is rich with humor, suspense, and wondrous insights into being the youngest -- and being a friend.

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