Insight

By Diana Greenwood

Book Overview

Fourteen-year-old Elvira Witsil lives in a remote area of Wisconsin with her mother, Connie, who acknowledges Elvira only when chores need doing; her grandma, a cantankerous woman who can_t hold her tongue; and her baby sister, Jessie _ who, the family discovers, is a seer. Along with the burdens of a difficult family, Elvira also bears a daunting secret _ she encouraged her father to enlist in WWII. Ever since he was declared missing in action, Elvira has felt responsible for his presumed death. But Jessie also carries a secret about the father she never met _ a secret so powerful that when her mother, Connie, learns of it, she sends the family on a journey to California with a traveling preacher. This powerful teen manuscript tells the story of a family_s journey toward forgiveness and a young woman_s journey toward faith

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310723159
• ISBN13: 9780310723158
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Zonderkidz
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 15 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 10 to Postsecondary