Growing Season

Thirteen-Year-Old Kati Is Sent To Her Godparent'S House For The Summer While Her Parents Decide If Their Marriage Is Worth Saving. Unhappy Over The Prospect Of Being The Child Of A Broken Home Kati Is At First A Reluctant Guest Of Alfred And Rachel Bean Deep In The Alabama Countryside On The Shores Of Cove Lake. As Kati Struggles For Happiness And Self-Acceptance She Finds Mystery Drama And Adventure - Even A Little Romance. Her Adventures Begin The Day She Arrives When She Helps Alfred A Veterinarian With A Canine Caesarian Section. She Befriends Alex Parker Deaf From A Skiing Accident Whose Mother Cynthia Is Overprotective As Well As Lonely. Her Summer Gets More Complicated When She Meets A Half-Comanche Agriculture Pilot 'Mad Jack ' Who Enlists Her Help In Renovating A World War Ii-Era Stearman Bi-Plane. Then She Finds Herself Falling For Who She Thinks Is 'The Perfect Guy ' The Charming Skip Emmett. Kati Takes On The Role Of Mediator With Cynthia And Alex And Discovers She Can Make A Difference Somewhere In The World. Ultimately She Comes To Terms With Herself Her Parents Her New And Often Confusing Feelings For The Opposite Sex And Her Newfound Love Of Flying - In What Is Suddenly A Too-Brief Summer.