Marina's Star

Lesley Shortt is an elementary-school teacher in Milton, Ontario.

Marina, who has been placed in 15 different foster homes, is desperate
to find her birth parents. Eventually, she is placed with an older
couple, the Lucases, in a village by the sea. Soon after she encounters
someone she believes to be her real mother. When she attempts to
facilitate a reunion, events begin to spiral out of control.

This well-written, sensitive, and accessible story should touch the
emotions of readers from primary level onward. Highly recommended.