Who is Andrew Soaring? Why does he like basketball so much? Is he good at it? Why does he take such good care of his basketball? Why does Andrew have so much trouble finding time to practice basketball? Why does Andrew's father not encourage him to play basketball more?

Why did Andrew's family first buy the land on which their farm sits? Why do they not use it as originally intended? Why does Andrew's mother worry so much about an early freeze? What is their financial situation? For what reason? Who holds there mortgage? Why? Why do they struggle to keep up with the payments? What could happen if they fail to pay the mortgage?

What does Andrew like to carve? Who encourages him to do this? What does Andrew carve? To whom does Andrew give a carving of a horse? For what reason...