Defiance / Hobbs, Valerie

Eleven-year-old Toby wants a normal vacation, so he keeps secret a new lump he discovers to avoid additional treatments for his cancer. He learns about the important things in life from Pearl, an older woman on a nearby farm, and her cow named Blossom.

While vacationing in the country, eleven-year-old Toby, a cancer patient, learns some important lessons about living and dying from an elderly poet and her cow.

While vacationing in the country, eleven-year-old Toby, a cancer patient, learns some important lessons about living and dying from an elderly poet and her cow.