When Tamara Britton agrees to temporarily take in fourteen-year-old foster child Sienna Larson, she at first finds the girl more than she can handle, until she learns to open her heart as well as her home. Edwards has written a superb debut novel about children growing up in the child welfare system. Tamara Britton is a caseworker for the Care for Kids Agency in Springfield, Illinois. She works with "at-risk" children and families in the child protective unit. Tamara has lived much of her life trying to avoid being noticed. Yet, in spite of her timid disposition, she is a strong advocate for her clients. When she accepts responsibility and lets 14-year-old runaway Sienna Larson live with her temporarily, her uneventful life is disrupted. Sienna's intrusion into Tamara's way of doing things causes many upsets and conflicts. It isn't until Tamara learns about her own family's past that she is able to truly live in the present. She and Sienna discover that they have room to love one another, renew their spirituality, and love themselves. Sierra and Tamara find in one another that missing family that they both long for. Lillian Lewis Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved CHERI PARIS EDWARDS LIVES IN ILLINOIS.