The Battle of Crawdad Hole

"Ruthie's characters, scenes, and dialogue fall off her pen with a seemingly effortless grace."

Dandelion Press

In a rural 1940s town, ten-year-old Rusty and his friends, Squirrel and Ivy, find that some new kids have taken over their swimming hole and won't leave.

Instead of settling for a ruined summer, the friends form a battle plan to try to win Crawdad Hole back. When their efforts fail-repeatedly-they must decide whether to acknowledge their selfishness and share the swimming hole they c...