About This Book
Reach for this book when your child starts asking deeper questions about their own history or feels like they do not quite fit into their current surroundings. It is a perfect choice for a child who feels like an outsider or one who is processing the complexities of adoption or foster care. The story follows Minerva Mint, a nine-year-old girl found as a baby in a train station, as she searches for the truth of her origins from her home in a rambling clifftop mansion. While it is a mystery at heart, the narrative deeply explores themes of chosen family and the bravery required to seek out one's own identity. It is written at an accessible level for middle-elementary readers, offering a sense of wonder and hope without becoming too heavy or frightening. Parents will appreciate how it validates a child's natural curiosity about their past while celebrating the friends and guardians who love them in the present.
