Saving Grace

by Cummings, Priscilla

• ISBN13: 9780525471233
• ISBN10: 0525471235
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-23
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile

Summary

The year is 1932, and the McFarland family has been hit hard by the Great Depression. When they lose their home just before Christmas, Grace, eleven, and her two younger brothers are sent temporarily to a children's home. Grace tries to understand: Mama's new baby is due any day, and Grace's beloved older brother, Pete, is terribly sick. Her stay at the mission is cut short when she is invited to spend the holidays with the Hammonds, where they treat her like a daughter. What will happen when it's time for Grace to go home? Are family bonds more important than the security the Hammonds offer her? Inspired by a true story, Saving Graceis a testament to how love and loyalty triumphed during one of the bleakest periods in American history.

Author Biography

Priscilla Cummings, who lives in Annapolis, Maryland, is the author of Autumn Journey and A Face First, an ALA Notable Book and a nominee for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award and the William Allen White Award.

Table of Contents

A Knock at the Door	p. 3
Survival	p. 14
Pete's Mission	p. 24
Down in the Dumps	p. 34
Evicted	p. 43
A Temporary Measure	p. 49
Children Like Us	p. 59
Seconds on Soup	p. 69
Do for Themselves	p. 79
Guardian Angels	p. 86
The Hammonds' House	p. 93
Slipping Away	p. 104
The Smell of Cinnamon	p. 114
Measuring Magic	p. 121
Secrets	p. 132
Christmas	p. 143
No Windows	p. 150
The Sign for Friend	p. 160
Confessions	p. 172
A Desperate Attempt	p. 182
"Every Purpose Under the Heaven"	p. 190
Hope and Heartache	p. 200
Spring	p. 214
"A Time to Gather Stones Together"	p. 223
A Ticket, a Trunk, a Train	p. 229
Author's Note	p. 239
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