Girl from the Red Rose Motel - Hardcover

by Susan Beckham Zurenda (Author)

THE GIRL FROM THE RED ROSE MOTEL interlaces the stories of Hazel Smalls, a high school junior living with her homeless family in a rundown motel; senior Sterling Lovell yearning to break free from the expectations of his wealthy parents; and recently widowed Angela Wilmore, their compassionate English teacher. Sterling finds himself drawn to the gorgeous, studious Hazel, and an unlikely relationship begins. Hazel hides her homelessness from Sterling until he discovers her one morning when he goes with his father to unfreeze the motel's pipes. Angela, who has her own struggles, offers Hazel the support her family can't provide. Gripping and richly drawn, the novel explores the complex bonds between adults and teenagers and the power of the families we both inherit and create, while also shining a light on the challenges faced by America's public school teachers and the struggles of thousands of homeless children in motels who live amid the nation's most affluent communities.