"A deathbed shouldn't be the peacemaker in this family."Fifteen-year-old Renee Steele never knew what PaPa's words meant until she's caught in the middle of a growing battle between her two older cousins. Their clashing attitudes, regarding skin tone, threaten to tear the family apart. Renee struggles to keep the peace between her cousins, and she turns to Grandma Bell for help.Detecting trouble returning from the grave, Grandma Bell is determined to prevent a family tragedy from resurfacing.A hidden past, family secrets, and the courage to forgive are the ties that bind the Steele family back together. Pamela Tuck is an award-winning author and mother of 11 children. She is a native of Greenville, NC and credits her writing to an upbringing surrounded by southern storytellers. She began her writing career with poetry in elementary school. Inspired by teachers, family, and friends, she branched out into short stories and plays. She is enjoys writing stories for children, from picture books to middle-grade novels. Pamela received the 2007 New Voices Award from Lee & Low Books for a picture book story entitled "As Fast As Words Could Fly". She is also the author of Mother of Many, Sheldon, the Mushroom and over 30 fiction and nonfiction K-12 leveled reading books. Pamela lives in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
