bird houses
the home ranch
little britches becomes the man in his family after his fathers early death taking on the concomitant responsibilities as well as opportunities . during the summer of his twelfth year he works on a cattle ranch in the shadow of pikes peak earning a dollar a day . little britches is tested against seasoned cowboys on the range and in the corral . he drives cattle through a dust storm eats his weight in flapjacks and falls in love with a blue outlaw horse . p following little britches and developing an episode noted near the end of man of the family the home ranch continues the adventures of young ralph moody . soon after returning from the ranch he and his mother and siblings will go east for a new start described in mary emma & company and the fields of home . all these titles have been reprinted as bison books .