A Home with Strangers

Her whole world is falling apart. Can she put the pieces back together? Mindy Erenberg had the perfect Miami life—sunshine, friends, and a comfortable home. But when her mother is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Mindy is ripped from everything she knows and thrust into a new reality in a cold, cramped Brooklyn apartment. With her mother in hospice, Mindy is forced to live with her sour-faced Aunt Shula, who makes it clear that Mindy is nothing but a nuisance, and her cousins, who are complete strangers. Even at her new school, a relentless bully is determined to make her life miserable. Isolated, heartbroken, and fighting just to survive, Mindy must somehow find the strength to overcome these crushing hardships. Will she ever find a place that feels like home again? A gripping and powerful novel by the talented Carol Hagler, A Home with Strangers will have you rooting for Mindy as she struggles to rebuild a life filled with warmth, hope, and the promise of a brighter future.