In this marking period we read a book called, Belle Prater’s Boy, by: Ruth White. In this Book, Belle prater goes missing in crooked ridge and everyone around town have their theories. Some say she left off with a man in a car, others say there is a dead body in the woods with Belle’s name on it, but most importantly no one has seen her for two months and have no idea why she left. Her husband, Everett Prater couldn’t cope with the death of her so he became alcoholic. Belle’s parent, grandma and grandpa ball, were worried that the environment that woodrow (belle’s son) was not fit for a child. So they took 12 year old woodrow into their house right next to Love dotson’s (woodrow’s aunt) house. Love dotson was a gem. Her sister even envied her.
