A powerful novel about the difficulty of doing what is right. Through theirlove for people yet ignorance of the unknown the Finch Family has joinedalongside the... » 

A powerful novel about the difficulty of doing what is right. Through theirlove for people yet ignorance of the unknown the Finch Family has joinedalongside their church and opened their home to an African refugee family whoare moving to Connecticut. The Amabo family of four Andre Celestine Mattuand Alake father mother and teenage son and daughter arrive in great hopeas they have escaped the tyranny of Africa. What the Finch Family doesnt knowis that there are not just four refugees in this Amabo family but five. As theAmabo family who have suffered unimaginable horrors begin to adjust to a lifeof plenty in the Finches suburban Connecticut home and the Finches arelearning new lessons of The Golden Rule. The life adjustment for all seemsflawless. But the fifth refugee does not believe in good will. This lawlessrebel has managed to enter America undetected. And the Amabo family hassomething of hissomething that they agreed to carry into the country for him.When Jared the oldest Finch son realizes that the good guys are not alwaysinnocent he must make a decision that could change the fates of both theFinches and the Amabos. In this uncommonly penetrating story Caroline B.Cooney presents a fresh perspective on how doing what is right can be mostdifficult.From the Hardcover edition. «