The horse seriously doubts that the cow will ever be able to jump over the Moon but offers respect and admiration when the determined bovine accomplishes that feat.
Writing in her diary, twelve-year-old Venola Mae Cutright describes her trials and tribulations as she is forced to go live with her grandmother while she starts the seventh grade.
Aunt Margaret's discovery of an old clarinet in the basement sets off a musical lifestyle for her and her family that includes jamming with hurricanes.