Wings of Summer

The joys and heartaches of a summer in the Georgia mountains seen through the eyes and heart of an eleven-year-old girl.Maddy Morrison and her family move from Atlanta to her grandmother's home in the Georgia Mountains following the death of her father. After being bullied, Maddy hopes to find a new life with friends in the small town of Bakersville. She meets a girl at a babysitting course at the town library, and she and Janeen Williams become friends. Instead of babysitting a child, Maddy reluctantly accepts the job of caring for a cat at the spookiest house in town, where a severely scarred war hero and his mother live. Maw Maw helps her navigate the challenges and tells her that life is sometimes bittersweet, so when moments of great joy arrive, you must lift your wings and fly. Maddy learns how true that is as the summer unfolds.  Another of Judith Keim's books celebrating love and families, strong women meeting challenges, reads for all ages with a touch of humor, satisfying twists, and happy endings.