The Probable Future,
by Alice Hoffman
The Sparrow women of Unity, Massachusetts have all been born in the
month of March, and each has woken on the morning of their 13th birthday with a
special ability. Stella Sparrow Avery, the 13th descendant of the Rebecca
Sparrow, the child who appeared at the edge of the woods so many years before,
wakes on her 13th birthday to discover she has a power, one which will set off a
series of events that will change many people's lives. This story takes place in
the present, but it is always juxtaposed against the happenings of the Sparrow
women of the past, as the big city setting of Boston is similarly set against
the small town of Unity. This is a great book for those interested in historical
fiction, as well as coming of age tales.
-Jaime
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