The Cave

by Kathleen Karr

Twelve-year-old Christine discovers a wonderful secret on her father's South Dakota farm--an unexplored cave with a secret of its own--something that might save her family from the drought and Depression that threaten to destroy the farm.

Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

Kathleen Karr was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and grew up on a chicken farm in Dorothy, New Jersey. After escaping to college, she worked in the film industry, and also taught in high school and college. She seriously began writing fiction on a dare from her husband. After honing her skills in women’s fiction, her children asked her to write a book for them, (It Ain’t Always Easy, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990), and she discovered she loved writing for young readers.

Reviews

[Jenny K · Rating 4 out of 5]

A coming of age story set during the dust bowl.

[Kayah Swanson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Revisiting a childhood favorite for an easy read, and I wasn’t disappointed!

[Miss Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

gr 5-7 162pgs


Great Depression South Dakota. One day while she is walking around near her home, 12 year old Christine finds an amazing cave. When she tells her brother about wonerful cave full of strange rock formations and a under ground river, he wants to see it too. Christine and her brother feel that the cave is their special secret and sneak off to visit it every chance they get. When her father finds out that the cave is full of special rocks called geodes, he wants to sell them, but Christine thinks it would be wrong to sell them. She must decide what is more important protecting the cave or saving her family's farm.

Most of the story is of the hard living conditions because of the drought contrasted with their wonderfilled visits to the cave.

**puberty

[Calypso · Rating 3 out of 5]

Je m'attendais à une autre histoire, à plus de suspens, mais le livre est touchant quand même. Morale: la beauté de la nature est un don rare qui ne mérite pas d'être gaspillé
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[Anne Slater · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great adventure and good child's eye view of the Great Depression.