Second book in the Goldstone trilogy by award-winning Julie Lawson. Set in the 50's, this second book in the Goldstone trilogy introduces 11-year-old Jo, a young girl struggling to be accepted by her peers. In the midst of her loneliness, Jo learns that she was adopted and begins to question the love of her family and her own identity. It is the goldstone pendant and a story she inherits from her grandmother that save Jo from desperation, and offer her the hope of inner strength and acceptance.