Title: The buckle
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.
Subjects: Fiction, Children of war casualties, Bildungsromans, Horsemanship, Future Farmers of America, 4-H
Places: United States