The Power of S.A.D.

Upper Middle Grade / Lower YA Best for ages 11-14

Akna Sales has used her smarts, planning, strength and determination to keep her family together since her beloved grandparents died two years ago. The day the social worker takes Akna and her two sisters to a foster home, all her plans for helping Mama get well and saving her family are upended.

Although every foster kid living with the Bohns at Mariposa Lane has problems, they've somehow created a resilient, loving family life Akna never co...