She spends most of her time with Harry, “the one brother who could deny me nothing,” slowly befriending her Granddaddy, a mysterious naturalist who studies everything from pecan distillation to microscopic river bugs. “I would live my life in a tower of books,” she thinks to herself. To her family's dismay, Callie is stubborn, independent and not interested in darning socks or perfecting her baking skills like a lady.
Kelly's first novel presents spirited heroine Calpurnia (Callie) Virginia Tate, a middle child with six brothers, growing up in the isolation of Fentress, Tex., in 1899. Life at the turn of the century is not easy for a girl who loves books and science.
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