Newbery medalist Karen Hesse has crafted a heartwarming story set in the
backwoods of Maine that glows with integrity, love, and true family values. Ma's
been working so hard, she doesn't have much left over. So her three kids decide
to do some work on their own. In the dark of night, they steal into their rich
neighbor's potato fields in hopes of collecting the strays that have been left
to rot. They dig flat-bellied in the dirt, hiding from passing cars, and drag a
sack of spuds through the frost back home. But in the light, the sad truth is
revealed: their bag is full