Sharon Creech is one of my favorite authors for children's books. She creates such authentic characters with interesting storylines that you don't have to be ten years old to enjoy. Dallas and Florida are thirteen-year-old twins who have lived at the Boxton Creek Home for Children as long as they can remember. The couple who run the home have a long list of strict rules which the borther and sister have a hard time obeying. So they are always in trouble. And when they get placed in a foster home, it doesn't last and they end up back at Boxton. When an older couple decide to go on separate trips, they ask for the twins to accompany them. Before the trips begin, the twins live with the couple in their cabin in Ruby Holler, practicing hiking and river rafting. The way the couple treats these two orphans is so heartwarming and, when the actual trips begin, hilarity ensues.
Rating: 4.25
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