01651cim a2200241 4500 1855926577 TxAuBib 20191001120000.0 191001s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u TxAuBib Krueger, William Kent. This Tender Land: A Novel [CD Audiobook] / William Kent Drueger. New York, NY : Recorded Books, 2019. 13 sound discs (14.25 hrs_.) unabridged. Scott Brick. "Ask me, God's right here. In the dirt, the rain, the sky, the trees, the apples, the stars in the cottonwoods. In you and me, too. It's all connected, and it's all God. Sure this is hard work, but it's good work because it's a part of what connects us to this land. This beautiful, tender land." 1932: Located on the banks of the Gilead River in Minnesota, Lincoln School is home to hundreds of Native American boys and girls who have been separated from their families. The only two white boys in the school are orphan brothers Odie and Albert, who, under the watchful eyes of the cruel superintendent Mrs. Brickman, are often in trouble for misdeeds both real and imagined. The two boys' best friend is Mose, a mute Native American who is also the strongest kid in school. And they find another ally in Cora Frost, a widowed teacher who is raising her little girl, Emmy, by herself. 20191001. cdpc522. Orphans Fiction. Runaway children Fiction. Voyages and travels Fiction.