This Chapter Book for the six to twelve age reader is a heart throbber. Jean Alfred is a young Snowshoe Hare - not a rabbit- but a hare. He and his family struggle with famine, transport and predators. Will Jean Alfred's fine education serve him well enough to preserve his life in this new environment with new predators? A bonus: Learn of the life and habits of a Snowshoe Hare. The middle reader finds woven into this story: A move to a new country, love, loss of family, a new home and new friends.
