Clever and humorous, ten year old Earl Spendlove, born in early twentieth century America, in desert southern Utah, struggles to deal with the death of his three year old sister and the devastating effect it has on his mother and father. Earl searches for more of an answer to why young Jennie died than life can be unfair. Earl's dream to ride horseback with his dad and grandpa to inspect the irrigation canal hand carved by Mormon pioneers through the Virgin River Canyon walls comes true in his quest for understanding life's many questions.Young Adult Historical Fiction: Ditch Rider is for the entire family to read together.Scroll above and click now to buy your family's Kindle or paperback copy.