Rabble Starkey Author:Lois Lowry "Look at them sea-green eyes. Look at that ginger-colored hair. Lord, Lord, trouble lies ahead for that child." That's what Rabble Starkey's grandmother said the first time she saw her. So that's how Rabble came to be given a Bible name, Parable Ann, to ward off some amount of trouble. — And there have been troublesome times... more » for Rabble and her mother, Sweet Hosanna, ever since here father left when she was an infant.
Now, for the first time, the Starkey's have a chance at a real home life with the Bigelow family. Veronica Bigelow and Rabble are just as close as friends can be. It makes perfect sense to everyone when Sweet-Ho and Rabble move into the Bigelow house after Veronica's mother goes to the hospital. Rabble feels she's found a real home with Veronica, her father, and her little brother, Gunther. But how long can these special times last?