Lily grew up in her new family and tried to forget her past. When Lily was three, her mother put her up for adoption, then disappeared without a trace. A secondary plot about an abused girl is somewhat melodramatic, but readers will recognize, in Iris's story, the vicissitudes of coming-of-age and appreciate the depiction of a surrogate family that provides a warm and safe haven. A teen seeks the roots of her identity in this stirring novel from the acclaimed author of Crossing the Tracks.

Nesbitt is grieving her other son who died in WWI, and she and Iris learn to dust their 'cellar of ghosts,' freely expressing their deepest emotions to one another. Nesbitt and her physician son Avery to be sensitive, wise, and compassionate mentors as she experiences first love and a new tragedy.

Girl in Reverse 72 kappaletta, 2 arvostelua. Crossing the Tracks 125 kappaletta, 7 arvostelua. Iris lost her mother at age six and was brought up by her distant father, a shoe salesman who is 'a detail man in every way except one the details of me.' Initially indignant that she will be sent away while her father plans his wedding to a woman who Iris regards as shallow and grasping, Iris soon finds Mrs. Barbara Stuber, author of Crossing the Tracks, on LibraryThing Barbara Stuber, author of Crossing the Tracks, on LibraryThing LibraryThing on kirjojen ystäville tarkoitettu sivusto kirjojen luetteloimista ja yhteisöllistä verkostoitumista varten. McElderry Books Release Date: JImprint: Margaret K. In this quiet yet resonant debut novel set in 1920s Missouri, 15-year-old Iris is sent to spend the summer in the country to be a companion to elderly Mrs. Barbara Stuber 9.99 eBook Details Margaret K.

Crossing the Tracks by Barbara Stuber