Sparrow Road

by Sheila O'Connor

Raine O'Rourke is surprised when her mother uproots her from her home in Milwaukee and makes her move into an old orphanage called Sparrow Road. The place has been turned into an artists' retreat, and her mom has taken the cook's job there. The rules are strict--no talking during the day is allowed. Raine doesn't know if she's going to survive the silence and boredom. That is, until she discovers the real reason her mother has brought her here. Then everything changes, and Raine has to make one of the most important decisions of her life.

This is a sweet, well-written story, that is more about learning to forgive than anything else.