Miriam is not happy that her family has moved from the only life she knew to a rundown town in upstate NY to run an equally rundown motel. She does make friends quickly with Kate whose grandmother runs a diner next door and with the maid Maria who teaches her Spanish but unless things pick up soon they will all go bankrupt. When Kate and Miriam "see" a face in the cracks of an old drive in they make it seem like it is the Virgin Mary - which is weird since Miriam is Jewish. The sighting catches on bringing lots of business to town but Miriam feels guilty about fooling people. With the new found fame comes some racist graffiti and Miriam's mom, who struggles with an incident from her past, isn't sure she can stick around. But when near tragedy strikes they found out what a real community is.
This was a good story. I like seeing more books where people of different backgrounds are acknowledged, appreciated, and accepted.
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