Marilyn Nulman has been telling stories since she was four.  As soon as she learned to read, she fell in love with books.  Later, she learned how to repair books, and has made her living at that craft for many years.

Do you see a theme here?

Marilyn lives in a messy house crammed with books, three
cats and a tiny, happy dog.  She reads, writes, volunteers at the
library and tells stories in the schools.  She is happy, too.
 

Mendel Moss dreams of making seeds grow.  He also dreams that someday his wandering older brother will come home.  As a farm boy, he lives the first dream.  Then a mysterious message from his brother sends him and three unexpected companions on a dangerous journey.  Will he find his second dream, only to lose his first?