a boy named Jody who learns how to be a man and how to lose a best friend. His family supports him and wants him to be a rancher. Jody had a hard ranch life in Northern California. Jody goes to a small school near his house. There are many mountains near his house which Jody is curious about. There are many wild animals that live around his house. There is a bay near Jody's …showed first 75 words of 672 total…

…showed last 75 words of 672 total…boy who was a rancher and listened to his parents. He thought it was easy to act like a man until the death of Gabilian. He learned to deal with death and how to live without a best friend. Jody became a man when he proved to himself that he could live with knowing that a loved one died. He learned how to make safrifices for life. This made him a true man. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**