The Giant
Claire Ewart
Library Binding
(Walker Books for Young Readers, Jan. 1, 2003)
I remembered Mama had said there were giants, strong and tall, and that one was looking after me. I needed to see one, to believe. A young girl, grieving the loss of her mother, strives to find the giant that her mother promised would look after her. But there are no such things as giants-not real giants . . . or are there? She wants so desperately to believe that it seems as if she's always just missed one. Can she dream her larger-than-life guardian into reality? While she dreams, life on the farm with her father goes on. With lyrical prose her story unfolds-the seasons change, crops are planted, summer turns to fall, and the harvest is brought in. Throughout, one constant remains. The young girl does have a giant looking out for her. He's been with her all along.
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