franny parker
rings on a tree tell a story franny parker tells lucas dunn . they tell you about its seasons if theyve been plentiful or not . so far the rings of frannys life have been marked by her family their farm their dusty little oklahoma town all of it so familiar . but in the summer of her thirteenth year the dunns move in next door harboring painful secrets . from the moment franny meets lucas the two begin a friendship that introduces franny to the large world beyond her barnyard fence . as their town endures one of the harshest droughts in decades franny learns that those in need are not just those others you hear about in church or school ; they can be injured wildlife or even the family next door . when her own family suffers a loss franny must find the courage to look beyond her sadness to aid a friend in need . p this tender beautifully written debut novel is the story of a summer full of promises and pain a season that although one of the hardest in franny parkers life turns out to be plentiful .