Description

In Tuesday’s Child by D. L. Norris, fourteen-year-old Anna Dahlin makes a birthday wish for the things she misses most: a home of her own, her scattered siblings together again, and Jasper, the beloved dog who once shared their everyday joys. Nearly three years after arriving at Glaston’s Home for Girls, Anna has learned to care for others while quietly wondering whether anyone will choose to stay for her.

A letter from her younger sister, Lily, breaks through that loneliness. Their words become a bridge across the years apart, and Mrs. Hargrove’s patient efforts bring the promise of a winter visit—with Jasper in tow. The reunion restores laughter and closeness, but it cannot erase every absence. When Lily must leave again, Anna discovers that love can deepen both happiness and longing, and that neither feeling makes the other less true.

Sustained by friendship, ordinary phone calls, and the courage to ask for what she needs, Anna begins to imagine a future beyond waiting. In time, the four siblings will find their way to one kitchen table, and Anna will carry her own experience into work with children in foster care. Tender and quietly hopeful, this story honors the ache of separation and the small, steadfast acts of kindness that help a child believe she has not been forgotten.