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September 16, 2012

Fourmile

cover image of Fourmile
Watt Key

Foster and his mother have been struggling to keep their farm in Fourmile, Alabama. Foster’s father died a year ago, and his mother’s new boyfriend Dax scares Foster. When a mysterious hiker named Gary shows up and offers to help with the farm Foster finds a sympathetic friend. Tensions between Dax and Gary escalate and secrets are revealed that cause an explosive confrontation. Suspenseful and moving, this fast-paced drama shows the complexities of small-town family life. Ages 10-12