Summary: One day, Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny notice their grandfather seems upset. When they ask him why he explains that his unhappy sister Aunt Jane who he hasn’t spoken to in years lives on a ranch and her neighbor Maggie who stays with her can’t take anymore of how hard to deal with Aunt Jane is. Maggie has sent a letter explaining and a request of behalf of Aunt Jane that the grandchildren come and visit. Violet and Jessie decide to go. They take a train and arrive at their destination, yet find it odd one other passenger, a man gets off too. It’s not likely people get off at this stop. They get to the ranch and realize Aunt Jane is bed ridden because she hardly eats. She is kind to them but often tells them to leave her, she “tired.” The next day the girls go into town and while they’re gone, three men stop by to ask Aunt Jane to sell the ranch. Henry and Benny decide to come to with their dog, but Aunt Jane doesn’t want their grandfather to come. They arrive; she meets and likes all of them, then tells them she is giving them the ranch. After exploring the ranch and finding a hut, the children become alarmed. After signing the papers to put the ranch in their name, the sheriff becomes involved with the situation. Turns out the mystery man was sent by their grandfather to find valuable resources on the land. When he finds uranium, he realizes the land is worth much money, and the three men were trying to rip Aunt Jane off. Aunt Jane learns the story and asks Grandfather to come manage the ranch and build a mine. She writes a letter apologizing and seeking his help. When Grandfather arrives, they throw a party and open presents. The children learn the reason Aunt Jane and Grandfather haven’t talked in so long is because when their parents left, he wanted to sell the mine but she was stubborn and wanted to keep it.
Implementation: Graphic novels are best used for students who seek picture books or comic books. For those students who become easily bored or frustrated with a full-text book, this graphic novel and others like it help excite and motivate them to read. In addition to urging children to read graphic novels, a teacher could allow students to write their own. Many students enjoy drawing more than reading, start by letting them draw something, the request they write a story about the picture. Beyond inspiring them to read and write graphic novels, this book teaches a lesson about forgiveness. Students can also make predictions, inferences, summarize chapters, discuss characters and understand the plot and time, etc. Words like telegram and horse-drawn carriage will help offer context clues to deriving the time period in which this book takes place.
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