Pixie Pushes On

Pixies defenses are up, and its no wonder. Shes been uprooted, the chickens seem to have it in for her, and now her beloved sister, Charlotte, has been stricken with polio and whisked away into quarantine. So its not surprising Pixie lashes out. But her habit of making snap judgements - and giving her classmates nicknames like Rotten Ricky and Big-Mouth Berta - hasnt won her any friends. At least life on the farm is getting better with the delivery of its newest resident - a runt baby lamb. Raising Buster takes patience and understanding - and this slowing down helps Pixie put things in better perspective. So too does paying attention to her neighbours, and finding that with the war on shes not the only one missing someone. As Pixie pushes past her own pain to become a bigger person, shes finally able to make friends and to laugh about the fact that it is in places where she least expected it. See more