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Ma is not only troubled about the farming, but 7-year-old Ellie\u2019s chronic illness has become a source of constant worry and expense. 12-year-old Chris, who cannot seem to please his father no matter what he does, eases his own misery by stealing time away from work to watch a neighbor\u2019s scarcely broken black pony, only to get into more trouble. When it seems circumstances could not get worse for the struggling family, Fellows gets drunk and dies. Not willing to give up, Ma stubbornly\u2014and creatively\u2014seeks a way for the family to stay in Oregon. Frank Chase, an unintentional element in the death of Chris\u2019s father, is added to the mix and challenged by Ma to keep his word to help the family. 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