A beautiful story about family, belonging and accepting change.
Ms. Lord's depiction of island life made me want to leave immediately and visit this island!
Tess Brooks lives on a small Maine island with several other families. The school-age population is declining so the state of Maine threatens to shut down the one room school. To remedy this problem, a few families agree to have a foster children live with them. Aaron comes to live with Tess' family who finds island life different from the other places he has lived. The big question is will he ever feel like he belongs?
*Highly recommend.
If you like this book, read Rules by Cynthia Lord.
Points to discuss: drug and alcohol abuse (Aaron's mother-why he cannot live with her); lying
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