Up A Road Slowly by Irene Hunt

It is a wonderful book about a girl growing up with many hardships,and falling in love. It is definitely a book written for girls, but that doesn't stop it from being a fantastic book. So good in fact that I just read it for the second time. I have to say Irene Hunt did phenomenal job. The only bad comment would be that it's a bit hard to follow at times because the author will go from quoting a conversation, to reflecting on a memory,back to the conversation. Despite that this book should definitely make your reading list.