Heart Of A Shepherd
  • Published: 15 August 2010
  • ISBN: 9780375848032
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $16.99

Heart Of A Shepherd

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Literary middle-grade fiction from a first time author, enjoying terrific reviews and word of mouth! Robert Newton Peck meets Katherine Patterson in this sensitive coming-of-age story about a boy in Oregon whose father's reserve unit is sent to Iraq. A fascinating and soulful examination of the surprisingly diverse community of the heartland.

From acclaimed author of A Wolf Called Wander, Rosanne Parry welcomes readers into the Heartland in this tender coming-of-age story.

When Brother's dad is shipped off to Iraq, along with the rest of his reserve unit, Brother must help his grandparents keep the ranch going. He’s determined to maintain it just as his father left it, in the hope that doing so will ensure his father’s safe return. The hardships Brother faces will not only change the ranch, but also reveal his true calling.
  • Published: 15 August 2010
  • ISBN: 9780375848032
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $16.99
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About the author

Rosanne Parry

Rosanne Parry is the author of four award-winning middle grade novels, the most recent, The Turn of the Tide, has starred reviews from School Library Journal and Booklist. She has won 20 awards for her work. She is a part-time bookseller at legendary local independent bookstore, Annie Bloom's, and an adjunct instructor in the Masters in Book Publishing program at Portland State University. She also loves to hike, camp and sail in the wilderness of her home state of Oregon. Rosanne lives in Portland with her family in an historic farmhouse and writes in a treehouse in her backyard.

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Praise for Heart Of A Shepherd

"A depth of honesty seldom seen in contemporary children's literature."--Washington Post

*"Brother's honest voice conveys an emotional terrain as thoughtfully developed as Parry's evocation of the Western landscape."--Horn Book Magazine, starred

*"An unassuming, transcendent joy."--Kirkus Reviews, starred

"Heart of a Shepherd is a perfect book not only for the middle-grade reader but for every reader." --Patricia Reilly Giff, two-time recipient of the Newbery Honor

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