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A PIECE OF HEAVEN
by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Knopf
ISBN: 0679885358
Age Level: 10-13

Haley is looking forward to being a teenager. But shortly after her 13th birthday, Haley's home life pretty much falls apart. Her mother enters the hospital for treatment of severe depression and her older brother becomes extra busy with his job. Haley has a job of her own, too, helping a music teacher restore and clean his backyard garden. Her friendship with the teacher, and the peacefulness of his garden, prove invaluable to Haley when Otis gets mixed up with the law and social workers want to move Haley to a group home. This tale of a strong girl and her struggle to bring some stability to her life is a stirring read.