A Pinch to Make It True

This poignant chapter book follows Tia, a girl struggling with intense anger and denial after her mother abandoned her and her younger brother, Tag. Forced into a new foster family, Tia initially resists, determined to hold onto the hope of her mother's return. Her journey takes an unexpected turn when she discovers the local Ice Pony Ranch and Animal Rescue, where working with animals offers her a sense of purpose and connection. The story sensitively explores themes of abandonment, grief, belonging, and the complex emotions children experience in foster care, highlighting the challenges of adapting to new environments while holding onto past hopes. It's a story about finding healing and a sense of home in unexpected places.

Tia and her younger brother, Tag, have been forced to start over more than once since their mother abandoned them, a fact Tia still refuses to accept. She has to try so, so hard not to talk back, not to break another set of rules, not to be her real, true, angry self. And while she s determined to reject her latest foster family, Tia can t help but be drawn in to her new life, especially once she discovers the nearby Ice Pony Ranch and Animal Rescue. But even though she loves working with the animals there, Tia refuses to give up on the idea of her mother coming back, and she ll do whatever it takes to make that happen, no matter what the cost."