in ski , ▁who ▁might ▁have ▁saved ▁her ▁father ' s ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁but ▁now ▁insp ires ▁only ▁fear ▁in ▁the ▁children . ▁He ▁lives ▁as ▁a ▁herm it ▁on ▁their ▁property , ▁car ing ▁for ▁trained ▁do ves , ▁until ▁a ▁misunder stood ▁word ▁brings ▁tra ged y ▁and ▁changes ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁A men ' s ▁family . ▁A men ▁starts ▁to ▁write ▁po ems . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Publish ers ▁Week ly ▁called ▁the ▁novel ▁" j ew el - like " ▁and ▁Kirk us ▁Re views ▁said ▁it ▁has ▁" pro se ▁that ▁r ipp les ▁with ▁clar ity ▁and ▁sweet ness ▁and ▁an ▁underlying ▁evolution ▁of ▁spirit ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁American ▁nov els ▁Category : Children ' s ▁historical ▁nov els ▁Category : American ▁children ' s ▁nov els ▁ ▁Category : Nov els ▁set ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁children ' s ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Nelson ▁Bar ron ▁( Dec ember ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁– ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer ▁from ▁Reading , ▁Ber k shire , ▁England ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁Pop lar ▁Bl uff , ▁Missouri ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁plant ▁manager ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁a ▁factory ▁that ▁manufact ured ▁bar rel ▁st aves ▁and ▁headers , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Cooper