Julie would remember her happy days at Aunt Cordelia’s forever. Running through the spacious rooms, singing on rainy nights in front of the blazing fireplace. There were rides in the woods on Peter the Great, the races with Danny Trevort. Maybe best of all were the precious moments alone in her room at night, gazing at the sea of stars. But there was sadness too—the painful jealousy Julie felt after her sister got married, the tragic death of a schoolmate, and the bitter disappointment of her first love. Sometimes it all seemed like too much to handle. Julie was having a hard time believing life was fair. But she would have to be fair to herself before she could even think about new beginnings.
Irene
Hunt (1907–2001) was an American children’s writer best known for historical
novels. Her first book, Across Five Aprils was a runner-up for the Newbery
Medal, an award which she won for her second novel, Up a Road Slowly. She was
a nominee in 1974 for the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest
international recognition available to creators of children’s books.View all by Irene Hunt
