When the Road Ends (1992) is a young-adult novel by Jean Thesman.[2]

When the Road Ends
First edition cover art to "When the Road Ends" by Jean Thesman
First edition cover art
AuthorJean Thesman
LanguageEnglish
Subjectyoung adult literature
PublishedBoston MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1992[1]
Media typeBook
Pages184
ISBN9780395595077
OCLC23693602

Plot introduction

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Twelve-year-old Mary Jack is in the foster home of a conscientious but clueless Episcopal priest, Father Matt, and his selfish troubled wife Jill. Also in their care is the silent Jane, a seven-year-old girl who had been abused. The house becomes further troubled by the introduction of an Adam, age 14; but when Matt's injured sister comes to live with them, Jill threatens to leave. In order to save his marriage, Matt sends the children and his sister to live in a cabin in the mountains, supposedly with the help of a mean housekeeper who abandons them. They are forced to work together and become a family, with Mary Jack becoming the reluctant "adult" while still trying to reclaim her own childhood.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ When the Road Ends. OCLC. OCLC 23693602. Retrieved 3 October 2014 – via OCLC Worldcat.
  2. ^ Chatton, Barbara (1 April 1992). "When the Road Ends". School Library Journal. 38 (4): 126.
  3. ^ Vasilakis, Nancy (May 1992). "When the Road Ends". Horn Book Magazine. 68 (3): 342.
  4. ^ Rusk, Sue (Sep–Oct 1992). "Reviews: Fiction". Book Report. 11 (2): 53.