Lena can recite the Scriptures by heart. Hoping to make her adored Papa proud of her and to make her white classmates notice her "Magic Mind," not her black skin, Lena vows to win the Bible-quoting co
After the death of his mother, 13-year-old Salty goes to take her place working for the Buckley Arms Hotel where he begins to learn about the complexities of love and family.
In a starred review, PW said that the author "brilliantly portrays the triumph of the human spirit" in describing an abandoned 13-year-old who meets a small group of outcasts and discovers the true me
