When her own family suffers a loss, Franny must find the courage to look beyond her sadness to aid a friend in need. As their town endures one of the harshest droughts in decades, Franny learns that those in need are not just those others you hear about in church or school they can be injured wildlife or even the family next door. From the moment Franny meets Lucas, the two begin a friendship that introduces Franny to the large world beyond her barnyard fence. But in the summer of her thirteenth year, the Dunns move in next door, harboring painful secrets. âThey tell you about its seasons, if theyâve been plentiful or not.â So far, the rings of Frannyâs life have been marked by her family, their farm, their dusty little Oklahoma town â all of it so familiar. ÂRings on a tree tell a story,â Franny Parker tells Lucas Dunn.
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