Don't Look Back

Description:

***Despite her family's lack of interest, Ellen Todd is determined to keep their farm going after her father's death and grows increasingly reliant on Gabe Chandler, a young man hired as an apple picker*** ***When she wrote in her journal, the words flowed effortlessly as she told of meeting Gabe.*** What did it mean, this quickening, this awareness of a boy she’d just met today. Ellen could so easily fall in love with Gabe! But their relationship is never smooth. It’s up and down, it’s easy and hard…***Life is tough for Ellen. Her father is dead, and she is determined to keep their farm going, but her mother and sister don’t care.*** They’d rather move to town. Ellen is terrified of losing the farm and Gabe. Can she manage alone? Or will Gabe be at her side to help?

subjects: Don't Look Back,  Audrey P. Johnson,  YA,  Young adult,  Juvenile,  Fiction,  Literature,  Family,  Loss,  Grief,  Young,  Love,  Romance,  Adolescence,  Relationships,  Emotions,  Self-esteem,  Discipline,  Sacrifice,  Growing up,  Apple Orchard

Times: 1981