mom has TB and is sent away; cow big theme of book

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mom has TB and is sent away; cow big theme of book

1sarahjean79
Bearbeitet: Jun. 5, 2023, 10:13 am

Adult Fiction
Read in early 2000's as part of book club
Young/teenage girl main character, her mom takes care of a cow. Mom gets TB and is sent to sanitorium to get well
girl blames cow for getting mom sick?
talk in book about how cow needs to be milked because mom is away and family afraid cow will burst
long dusty road girl and family rides bikes down every day
someone in book gets lockjaw
there's a young-love story between the girl and local boy.
I can't seem to find anything on Google that matches; please help!