A Freak in the Family Tree Green Katherine D
To unruly-red-haired sixth-grader Kit Higglby, her last name carries the shameful stamp of cowardice and crazy going back generations-one that makes her a target of bullies at school. Then Kit…
Specifikacia A Freak in the Family Tree Green Katherine D
To unruly-red-haired sixth-grader Kit Higglby, her last name carries the shameful stamp of cowardice and crazy going back generations-one that makes her a target of bullies at school. Then Kit discovers her family tree...the actual tree! It takes her on a time-travel adventure to America's Old West and toward her roots which embrace Irish, Viking, and Lakota traditions, all forcing her to confront her "whiteness," the importance of honoring one's ancestry, and the value of true friendship.Wherever Kit goes, her family's background causes her trouble. Dubbed 'Kit Kat the junkyard rat' at her private school due to her divorced dad's job as a junk collector, the Higglby name only further serves to make life difficult for the middle-schooler. Her great-grandfather spun crazy tales about the "Forbidden Forest" near the family farm. But now Kit at least lives across town