Strength of Saints

A. LaFaye(the "A" is for Alexandria) is the author ofThe Year of the Sawdust Man, Nissa's Place, The Strength of Saints, Edith Shay, Strawberry Hill,andDad, in Spirit.She teaches at California State University at San Bernardino during the school year and at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, in the summer.Alexandria writes: "I'd read about the Orphan Train and felt sympathy for those kids who were plopped down in a whole new world after facing great family tragedies. But I began to wonder about the families who took them in, especially those families that already had children. I wanted to look at how the new additions shaped the family." She'd love to hear what you think of the book.LaFaye, A. is the author of 'Strength of Saints', published 2002 under ISBN 9780689832000 and ISBN 0689832001.