Nanci Turner Steveson

Maggie was being taken away from the only life she had known in Georgia to live on a farm in rural Vermont. The farm had been left to her by her late father whom she had never known. He mom told her they had to live there for one year and then they could get on with their lives. But would Maggie, Magnolia Grace, ever leave the only place she has ever felt like she really belonged?
Georgia Rules is a moving story about belonging. The author combines well developed characters from various backgrounds against the back drop of nature to tell a beautiful story of finding oneself amidst the difficulties of life. This book is highly recommended for middle grade readers who like realistic fiction and are struggling with life. The author explores several different types of families to show how all families no matter how broken or different find love and comfort in one another.… (mehr)