Synopsis
It's not easy living in someone's shadow. And 11-year-old Blake Turner, son of a Texas senator running for president, doesn't like it one bit.
Like many busy professional couples, his parents can't give him the attention he craves. Rebellious, he's already been kicked out of two schools. When his parents sign him up for a military academy, Blake runs away to his grandfather's ranch in Boerne.
His grandfather gives Blake discipline, acceptance and love. He learns to do chores. And children at the local school don't treat him as "the senator's son."
Blake's real growth, however, comes from adopting a tiny orphaned goat, who needs constant care and affection. Daisy, in turn, accepts Blake, follows him, and is every child's dream of a devoted, if exotic, pet.
When he finally returns to Washington, Blake has learned new strengths and confidence.
BookList
Blake Turner is tired of people always seeing him as "the senator's son." When yet another school kicks him out, he runs off to his grandfather's Texas goat ranch. Although sophisticated about charge cards and restaurants, Blake doesn't know about goats, cooking breakfast, or even playing baseball at school. But by the time he must return to Washington, where his father is running for the presidency, he has recognized his own strengths. Even though Blake, who narrates the story, isn't shown with much depth, readers will still like this book--mainly because of Blake's goat, Daisy Phew, who accepts the boy as her nurturing parent, follows him around, sleeps with him when she can, and is generally every child's dream of a devoted, if unusual, pet.