Defiance Book

Defiance by Valerie Hobbs is about a boy named Toby and his struggle against cancer. During the summer he takes a vacation to the countryside, where he meets an old woman named Pearl and Blossom her cow. They end up becoming friends and neighbors. Since Toby has cancer he is not supposed to do a lot of things because his mother worries. But as any kid would do, he disobeys his mother. On his morning bike ride he sees a cow that looks a little too thin. The next day he decides to confront the owner and their friendship begins. After their friendship has grown he finds a cancer lump on his side, he decides to leave it there without telling his mother otherwise he will just go back to children's. Will his mother find the cancer? Blossom is an old cow and her days are numbered. Will she die? Pearl was a poet in her day now everybody wants her to make a comeback, but she is not ready. Her children are always being pesky and bothering her about not living in a safe environment. Will Her children ever stop bothering her, will she ever give in and write a book? to find out read this book