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Child of Steens Mountain by Eileen O'Keeffe McVicker
 I grew up in the mountains and I'm always drawn to books by other's like me
who enjoyed long, unstructured hours in nature, inventing games, and observing
wildlife. This memoir tells the story of a young girl growing up on a
sheep rancher's homestead in eastern Oregon in the 30's. Eileen tells of the
wonders and dangers of having adult responsibilities as a child, taking care of
valuable livestock and shouldering a staggering amount of work, and she tells it
with humility and humor. I read this aloud to my husband as we bumped
along the backroads of my mountain home on a brilliant fall day, grateful for my
much less demanding rural heritage. Reviewed by Susan Richmond
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