Praying at the Sweetwater Motel

When Sarah Jane's alcoholic father hits her, her long-abused mother has finally had enough; she takes the 12-year-old and her 4-year-old sister and runs off. After a road trip filled with fear, hunger, and frustration, they find a haven at a motel in Dublin, Ohio, where the elderly owner, Mrs. Sweetwater, makes an offer of housing in exchange for chores. Before long, the girl is faced with the problem of starting a new school and trying to hide the fact that she lives in a motel. She also wishes that her parents would get back together-after all, her father can change, can't he? Sarah Jane, her little sister, and her mother move away from her abusive father and live at the Sweetwater Motel in Ohio.

Year

2003

Language

English

Publisher

Hyperion Books for Children

Editions

1

Pages

266

ISBN

9780786818648

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