The buckle
By: by John W. Mangum
Publisher: Running Iron Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Douglas, AZ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780984089628
Subjects: Fiction; Children of war casualties; Bildungsromans; Horsemanship; Future Farmers of America; 4-H
Description: 16 year old Tyler Roland learns his father, and Army NCO, had been killed in Afghanistan. Having no idea what his future will hold, he starts his life over at a new school where he is introduced to vocational agriculture. Influenced by memberships in both the FFA and 4-H, Tyler starts on his journey to earn a buckle and becomes a man along the way.