Never Curse the Rain — S.J. Dahlstrom

"Does praying for rain work?" Thirteen-year-old Wilder Good asks his grandfather, Papa, that question on a spring break visit to his ranch in West Texas.  The ranch is mired in another drought and when Wilder’s cousin from New York, Vinny, accidentally starts a wildfire, chaos erupts.  Wilder and Vinny witness Papa struggle through the weariness from fire, drought, and loss, and face family myth and folklore for the first time. Wilder and Vinny discover adventure in every canyon from wild pigs, horses, cattle; and are left to wonder at the danger and beauty of a landscape and lifestyle that can both kill and create.