Ever read Little House on the Prairie? Switch that to a ranch, a small lad's point of view, still lots of family tragedies, heart warming moments in the midst of them, & both are based on the real life struggles of real people growing up poor in the great American heartlands! Very emotionally motivated, crying lots, & a bit scattered as well as disorganized - like life. If you laughed, cried, & cried some more with the Ingles family through Little House, you will love Little Britches as well!