Butterflies and lizards, Beryl and me
by Ruth Bornstein · 2001
In 1934, eleven-year-old Charlotte and her mother move to tiny Valley Junction, Missouri, where Charlotte befriends an eccentric old woman in spite of her mother's and others' warnings.
DepressionsJuvenile fictionFictionMoving, HouseholdInterpersonal relationsOld ageHousehold MovingEccentrics and eccentricities