Hazel Rye

by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver

An eleven-year-old girl, with no appreciation for land and growing things, finds her values beginning to change when she agrees to let an impoverished family live in a small house she owns, in exchange for working in the surrounding orange grove.

178 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

After her first book, The Nurse's Dilemma (1966), most of her magazine articles and 16 novels for children were written with her husband, Bill.

Together, they produced more than a dozen novels for young adults. Their subject matter reveals a particular interest in mountain children who have both physical and mental problems. The Cleavers were three times nominated for the National Book Award, and their novels made multiple appearances on the American Library Associations list of "Notable Books." Settings often mirror the Cleavers' place of residence.

After Bill's death, Vera Cleaver wrote Sugar Blues (1984) and Sweetly Sings the Donkey (1985).

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

The power of youthful dreaming

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know one way hazel and I are different, i cant remember a time when I didn't love words