Chasing Lilacs (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780446556552)

It is the summer of 1958, and life in the small Texas community of Graham Camp should be simple and carefree. But not for twelve-year-old Sammie Tucker. Sammie has plenty of questions about her mother's "nerve" problems. About shock treatments. About whether her mother loves her.

When her mother commits suicide and a not-so-favorite aunt arrives, Sammie has to choose who to trust with her deepest fears: Her best friend who has an opinion about everything, the mysterious kid from California whose own troubles plague him, or her round-faced neighbor with gentle advice and strong shoulders to cry on. Then there's the elderly widower who seems nice but has his own dark past.

Trusting is one thing, but accepting the truth may be the hardest thing Sammie has ever done.

Author: Carla Stewart
ISBN-10: 0446556556
ISBN-13: 9780446556552
Publisher: Faithwords
Language: English
Published: 06/17/2010
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.56w x 0.82d
Award: Oklahoma Book Award - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/15/2010 pg. 70
Christian Retailing 05/01/2010 pg. 20
Publishers Weekly 04/26/2010 pg. 92
Romantic Times 06/01/2010 pg. 80 - Excellent