“When Gemma is taken from her foster family’s farm to live in the city with her long lost aunt, uncle and twin brother, Garnet, all she can think about is finding a way to return to the only life she remembers. The farm is being sold and Children’s Services is finding new homes for the children who had lived there with Mr. and Mrs. A.
Gemma seeks solace from the confusion of her new family in singing a question song her mother used to sing to her, I’ll Sing you One-O. She also finds peace at the library. Gemma also finds a book of saints at the library and determines to do good deeds to get noticed by an angel, an angel who can come and save her from all her troubles.
Unfortunately, Gemma’s good deeds seem to go awry. The cash and clothing she takes from the wealthy Burdette family to give to a homeless woman, Willow, only seems to make Willow’s life worse, not better. Her nightmares about the evil Red Boy are coming more frequently as well.
Can Gemma find understanding with her family and happiness after she has lost their trust? The reader will struggle along with Gemma as she tries to find her place in the world and no longer be alone, like the one in her song.
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