This was the first book I read in the Tillerman Cycle an when I finished I read the others right away.Dicey has finally found a home for herself and her brothers and sister. But now she has to start a new school year and help support her family. She finally starts to live a normal life, that is until Gram gets a letter from Boston about their sick mother. Will Dicey be able to start a new life and let go of the control she has over her family's life ?I recommend this book to anyone who liked Pictures of Hollis Woods.