In my opinion the Barren Grounds is a very good book. I don’t really no what time period this takes place. Anyways this has a great story about two foster kids Eli and Morgan. There both in the same foster home. It is Morgan’s 8th home and Eli’s 1st home.I’m only on chapter 3 ,but it’s really good so far. The People Taking Care of the 2 are James and Katie. My favorite part is were Eli’s drawling pad gets run over.