Like a Willow / Lois Lowry / 216 pages

It is 1928 and the Great War rages in Europe while the Spanish Influenza ravages much of the world.  Lydia Pierce and her older brother Daniel are orphaned by the epidemic.  They go live with their aunt and uncle, but unfortunately for just a short time.  Their uncle takes them to the Shaker settlement at Sabbathday Lake.  Shaker ways are described in detail and Lydia tries her best to understand them and to adapt.  Not so her brother Daniel, who runs away.  Written from the actual diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce, the book is most informative and inspiring.