When Sparrows Fall
After her mother's arranged marriage to her recently deceased father's bitter brother, thirteen-year-old Susanna Stutzman faces a crisis of faith. Everything seems to be going wrong in her life. As if her new father's nasty temper isn't enough, her cousin Mary, now her stepsister, hates her, as...
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After her mother's arranged marriage to her recently deceased father's bitter brother, thirteen-year-old Susanna Stutzman faces a crisis of faith. Everything seems to be going wrong in her life. As if her new father's nasty temper isn't enough, her cousin Mary, now her stepsister, hates her, as does her new teacher. When Susanna's discovery of a strange nighttime visitor at her mysterious neighbor's home leads to the unveiling of secrets, she is forced to make a choice between her conscience and her Mennonite community.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781616030452 (1616030453)
Publish date: 2015-06-16
Publisher: Leap Books, LLC
Pages no: 274
Edition language: English
I read this book while interning at Leap Books. This was a great historical fiction for upper middle graders. There is a lot of history and much of it touches the underground railroad. Much of the story revolves around the family dynamics and how to work things out. With an abusive step-dad that l...
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