Sparrow Road
A perfect summer read set in a mysterious artists' estate in the idyllic Midwestern countrysideIt's the summer before seventh grade, and twelve-year-old Raine O'Rourke's mother takes a sudden job at Sparrow Road--a dilapidated mansion that houses a group of eccentric artists. While Raine's mother...
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A perfect summer read set in a mysterious artists' estate in the idyllic Midwestern countrysideIt's the summer before seventh grade, and twelve-year-old Raine O'Rourke's mother takes a sudden job at Sparrow Road--a dilapidated mansion that houses a group of eccentric artists. While Raine's mother works as the cook and housekeeper, Raine is left to figure out why she and her mother have really come to Sparrow Road. Secrets seem to be everywhere, but it's an unexpected secret from Raine's own life--the reason she's come to Sparrow Road--that changes her forever.An affecting and beautifully written story of family and forgiveness, Sparrow Road is a perfect pick for the middle-grade set.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780399254581 (0399254587)
ASIN: 399254587
Publish date: May 12th 2011
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
in a sentence or so: Raine and her mother move to Sparrow Road, a summer home for artists. while there, Raine discovers some mysteries that need solving at the aged mansion, as well as some surprising mysteries within her own life.Raine loves her family. her Grandpa Mac and her Mama are all she's kn...