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Tobin’s grandmother is embarassingly wacky, his father has never gotten over his mother’s death and his brothers are notorious troublemakers in their small town. Everything changes when a fight at school leads to suspension from school and a new friendship with Henry.

What changes? Is it when he starts participating in gym? Is it when the county declares his father an unfit parent and places Tobin with a foster family? Nope. It’s all about the chickens he and Henry start raising.

Here’s a quick, funny read from the author of Dovey Coe.