Dust of the Earth — Vera Cleaver

The Drawns learn the real meaning of "family" and "Love" in their struggle to survive in the Badlands of South Dakota. They inherit a farm from their Grandpa who owns the farm in the Badlands. It ends up with a run down house and buildings. The real message in the book is that we are all so busy trying to survive that we never take the time to say "I love you".