The Secret of Tabby Mountain

About the Book

Jo Barkley and her friend, Bobby, are invited to Uncle Clint's ranch near Tabby Mountain to help with the spring cattle drive. But Jo's parents have invited Flora Mae, her city cousin, to spend the summer with her on the Barkley farm.

Jo decides to help her cousin get used to country life so Flora Mae can go to the ranch with her and Bobby. Laugh with Jo and weep with her as she teaches Flora Mae to take care of the chickens, milk a cow, and ride a horse. The three children go to the ranch where they find out chasing cattle on a real cow pony is quite different from herding milk cows back home. They make friends with a Ute Indian and discover a secret on the mountain. Will the secret keep them from helping with the cattle drive? Find out in The Secret of Tabby Mountain.

About the Author

Neva Andrews is the author of Wild Horse Summer. She grew up on a small farm in Utah during the Great Depression and published magazine articles about her horse experiences before turning to fiction.