David Valdez

Eyes to the Mountains David Valdez

David Merienne is a fourth grader who has just realized that the world consists of not only boys, but girls too. He grows up in love with Jenny Cray, the fiery young girl who lives only blocks from him. Jenny's mom perfectly complements her daughter's impetuous behavior, and begins to leave an indelible footprint on both Jenny's and David's lives. When tragedy strikes, life presents them with burning questions but few answers. This warm novel follows the lives of David and Jenny, and their friends as they come of age in the small Midwestern town of Batavia, Illinois.