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A scarecrow happily dances away from his post one windy night, until a child's prayer teaches him how important he is to the farm.

Told she cannot have a puppy because it would just be another mouth to feed, Lula Mae decides to turn one of the chickens into a very special dog.

Set amidst the farm fields and rolling hills of Southeastern Wisconsin, "The Fathers We Find" is a coming-of-age story that takes place between 1950 and 1971. This novel, based on memory, closely parallels the experiences of its author who grew up on a mink farm just outside of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Drowning in a sea of nuns, priests, and hard-working churchgoers, "Chuck," our narrator, stumbles his way to enlightenment with help from a series of...