The Sunroom

The Sunroom, by Beverly Lewis

Becky is a young girl who plays the piano. Her mother becomes very ill and Becky is not allowed into the hospital. She adopts a mother role at her young age, in order to take care of her younger sister in her mother's absence. She also makes a deal with God in order to heal her mother.

Those are the circumstances. In actuality, the book is a study on the mind of a young child encountering hardships. It seems to capture the mindset of a child, despite the author being an adult. I believe the author accomplished this by using her childhood diary as a reference. The story is based on her mother's illness when she was a child.

It is a heartwarming story (how could it not be with a name like the Sunroom?) which I recommend to everyone. If you are interested in the old question, "why does God let bad things happen?" or if you have experienced an illness in the family, or if you want to remember life from a child's perspective, this is an excellent book for you.