I Am Lavina Cumming: A Novel of the American West Susan Wels

I Am Lavina Cumming: A Novel of the American West Susan WelsLavina Cumming has spent her entire first ten years of life on the Bosque Ranch in Arizona Territory, but when her mother dies, she must go live with her aunt in Santa Cruz, California. Armed with the Cumming family motto, "Courage," Lavina starts off at dawn on September 16, 1905, leaving behind everything that is familiar. She arrives in a world of two story houses, automobiles, a new school, and her cousin, "awful Aggie." Trying her best to settle

she doesn't care about keeping up with the current trends

But their dad believes there's a new

¿Hacia dónde va el mundo en que vivimos

what does it mean

but the act of learning itself fundamentally changes who we are

The apparent contradiction that gives title to this book is also its central premise: The certainty that

Will Rayla's quest to uncover the secrets of the dead put her living friends in mortal danger

un aire irrespirable

Take time to breathe

The path to happiness isn't easy

You have the power from God to be the perfect mother for your children

- How do habits and motivation work