The Undertaking of Tess

The Undertaking of Tess by Kagen, Lesley. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781940716657.

During the summer of 1959, ten-year-old Theresa "Tessie" Finley has yet to meet her guardian angel and boy, could she use one. Her life has taken an unimaginable turn and before it can get any worse, shes doing all she can to keep her sister and herself afloat. But despite her resourcefulness and grit, shes smart enough to know that the odds are stacked against her and without a little help from on high their lives will never be the same again. Heartbreaking, funny, and nostalgic, youll cheer the Finley sisters on from the first page to the last of this charming novella that sets the stage for the accompanying novel, The Resurrection of Tess Blessing.