When 12 year old Lacey returns with her mother to a home she doesn t remember in southern Appalachia, she finds a large extended family ready to share its love and traditions as long as Lacey adapts to its expectations.
A blurb on the back cover of this book states: "without warning, tragedy strikes. .e entire family must learn what it means to grieve-" . So the entire time that I was reading the book, I was looking ahead, trying to figure out who it was that was going to die, but when it came, it still took my breath away. That's how skillful a writer Smith is.
I loved this sweet little book about a family that has a few family issues to work out. I don't often read books from authors with the guts to kill off one of their main (and my favorite) character. I would have loved this book to be a little longer becuase I enjoyed reading it so much.
One of mom's best! 7 editions. I'm hoping to re-publish with some very minor revisions.
AR BOOK L 4.8/6.0 PTS.