When the Sergeant Came Marching Home by Don Lemna

In 1947 when his father returns from the war, a ten-year-old boy and his family move from the Montana town where they had been living to an old, run-down farm in the middle of nowhere, where they work hard trying to make ends meet.

This book is a story kind of story. By that I mean that it just tells a nice story about the main character boy, his brother, and their parents and their life together. There wasn't a big plot, no mystery to solve or major adventure. It was just a nice story. 

There was also some great writing. Here are some favorite phrases I enjoyed reading.

"I was anxiety with shoes on."

"...verbally caressing all the wonderful conveniences it contained..."

"After the meal was finished, and Pat and I were thoroughly exhausted from dog paddling in a sticky slough of good manners, we moved into the living room."

Wonderful words! This novel is a quick read with 215 pages.