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An attractive and well presented three bedroom end of terrace family home situated in a popular residential location and just a short walk from Stoneleigh and Worcester Park station, with transport links to central London in under 30 minutes, and conveniently situated moments from the green open countryside of Nonsuch Park and Warren Farm. Josie, another grown woman, involves Raine in a project to reunite the orphans of Sparrow Road, Viktor gives Raine a job watching a woman who is loosing her mental capacities, and everyone assumes that if Raine is busying working on "art" she will grow as a person. How about treating her like one?

It’s the summer before seventh grade,and twelve-year-old Raine O’Rourke’s mother suddenly takes a job hours away from home at mysterious Sparrow Road. At first Raine thinks its a creepy,weird mansion that houses eccentric group of artists. While Raine’s mother works as a cook and housekeeper Raine is left to figure out why she had really come to Sparrow Road. The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Sparrow Road, Coventry, CV2 1GY is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. I read this coming-of-age book every free chance I got over two days. It is so beautifully written, like riding a slow, golden wave that builds and builds and covers all in its beauty to rest finally at a peaceful shore. O'Connor creates such an amazing scene and set of so many characters with such sparse, poetic prose. It's written in the first person, which I usually don't enjoy, but this is written so elegantly it FEELS like third person as we see and feel how all the characters are thru Raine's eyes and heart.

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Sparrow Road, Yeovil, BA21 4BX is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021.

Lillian was great. Her spot at the orphanage was never fully revealed, but it was good enough. When she said after the Art Extravaganza that she needed a nap, I was POSITIVE she was going to die in her sleep. POSITIVE! It'd be an ultimate climax for the ending. For Scotland, 2011 data is shown (update coming soon, the Scottish census was delayed by a year unlike the rest of the UK). It really is a beautiful book. The writing is beautiful, the setting is the best, the characters are pitch-perfect. I never wanted it to end! My guess is that anticipated audience won't get the significance of the nearby town being named Comfort, but they will understand how a summer in the country, away from one's normal life, can help change people. The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Sparrow Road, Yeovil, BA21 4BT is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021.The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Sparrow Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0HF is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. Lyrical writing in this first-person narrative, good character development, and a sympathetic heroine will keep readers absorbed.” – School Library Journal Twelve-year-old Raine is not happy. Her mother just took a summer job at an artist's sanctuary called Sparrow Road and she's forcing Raine to go with her. Raine would rather stay in Milwaukee with her Grandpa Mac, working in his store and eating all the candy she can get her hands on. It's always been that way, and she doesn't understand why it has to change now. To make matters worse, Sparrow Road has all sorts of rules, the worst being that you are not allowed to talk except for after dinner and on Sundays. As soon as Rainne arrives, she is devising an escape plan. Surely her mother won't make her stay here all summer. Maybe she can convince Grandpa Mac to come get her. As Rainne settles in at Sparrow Road, she gets to know some of the quirky artists and writers that reside there, and she begins tapping into some of her own unknown talents. She also learns that Sparrow Road used to be an orphanage and there are many secrets waiting to be discovered. As the days pass, and Rainne settles in with the artists, a number of things begin taking place that Rainne doesn't understand. Why does she get the feeling that her mother knows Viktor, the caretaker, better than she lets on? Why is Rainne not allowed to go into town with her mother when she runs errands? Why do the residents of Sparrow Road still talk about the orphans that used to live there as if they still exist? As the summer progresses, Rainne will uncover the answers to these questions, and some of them will change her life forever. Raine is a character I loved. She's innocent, and strong, open minded and well grounded. I found it easy to relate to her through her story, though I never experienced a lot of the things she does. She's a character who grows a lot over the course of the book. I sympothized with her when her mom up and moves her from Milwaukee to a sleepy little town in Michigan. She leaves behind her beloved Grandpa Mac, and finds her life turned upside down when she learns she's spending the summer at Sparrow Road, a quiet, get away for artists to come to. With no tv, radio or talking during most hours of the day, I would have problems with that as much as Raine does. When I saw that Sheila O'Connor was a professor at Hamline University where Gary Schmidt and Anne Ursu work I wondered if she would have strong characters like they do in their middle grade and young adult novels. She does. It is the main strength in this novel along with beautiful writing. The emotional arc of twelve-year-old Raine and the character development of secondary characters kept me going in this book. The plot was predictable and the action minimal, but the subplot had surprises and the ending was strong. Much of the tension is centered on adult issues and this will appeal to students who like realistic fiction that tug at emotions. The messages of missing people, addiction, abandonment, artistic creations, and dealing with conflict (between adults) make for good discussions.

Sparrow Road is a place for wishing long and dreaming, and so is this terrific novel. Sparrow Road is quite wonderful and I recommend it highly.” – Karen Cushman author of the Newbery Medal-winning, The Midwife’s Apprentice, and the Newbery Honor-winning Catherine, Called Birdy

The part of the story with Gray was really touching and meaningful. He never really got to full "Dad" status, but I think he's getting there.

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