Taking care of a baby left with them at the end of the tourist season helps a family come to terms with the death of their own infant son.\Sneak Peek: A heartwarming story by the author of Sarah, Plain and Tall.\Twelve-year-old Larkin discovers a baby in a basket by her family's\house and a note which says the baby's name is Sophie and that her\mother will come back for her one day. Larkin's family welcomes\Sophie into their home and come to love her as their own, all the\while knowing that Sophie's mother will one day take her from\them.\Copyright #169; Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
General Note
Originally published: New York : Delacorte Press, 1993.
"A Yearling book."