14-year-old Natsume applies to a summer camp at a temple deep in the mountains to escape her su_ ocating daily life with her bossy dad and meek mom. But then she’s the only one who shows up…? A series of chance occurrences lands her in a strange cohabitation with three goats, the young man who keeps turn and an abandoned 5-year-old boy . What does independence mean for children? Can they escape the old-fashioned values of their controlling parents? The Little Goat's Crown is a charming, powerfully moving story of starting over.