A Tree So Tall Author:Pamela Grantson This true story set in New Mexico during the 1970s follows the lives of two people whose relationship scandalized their town and challenged the cultural, racial, and social norms of the times. — Paige is an ambitious high school senior, but the scope of her life experience is narrowed by the ranch she lives on outside of a rural southwestern town... more ». By a simple twist of fate, a new teacher emerges who will show her that life is about dreams. Against allodds, the two of them form a bond that small-town gossip and racial tension cannot deny.« less
Written in the style of a gifted storyteller, you feel the author is talking directly to you. It gives true insight into smalltown life revolving around a bitter-sweet story.