The Secret Hum of a Daisy

About this book

Twelve-year-old Grace and her mother have always been their own family traveling from place to place like gypsies. But Grace wants to finally have a home all their own. Just when she thinks shes found it her mother says its time to move again. Grace summons the courage to tell her mother how she really feels and will always regret that her last words to her were angry ones. After her mothers sudden death Grace is forced to live with a grandmother shes never met. She cant imagine her mother would want her to stay with this stranger. Then Grace finds clues in a mysterious treasure hunt just like the ones her mother used to send her on. Maybe it is her mother showing her the way to her true home. Lyrical poignant and fresh The Secret Hum of a Daisy is a beautifully told middle grade tale with a great deal of heart.