In Canton, Texas, seventeen-year-old Mercy's dreams of a different life than her mother's are postponed by harsh circumstances, including the influenza epidemic of 1918-19, which forces her into doing domestic work for a loving, if troubled, family.
In Canton, Texas, seventeen-year-old Mercy's dreams of a different life than her mother's are postponed by harsh circumstances, including the influenza epidemic of 1918-19, which forces her into doing domestic work for a loving, if troubled, family.
- Genre: Juvenile Fiction
- Subgenre: Historical / United States / 20th Century, General, Mysteries + Detective Stories, Family / General
- Age: Teen
- Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
- Pages: 271
- Language: English
- Format: hardcover
- Release Date: October 13, 2009
- Date Published: October 13, 2009
- Author: Marian Hale