Defining Dulcie

In this quirky and uplifting novel, a grieving young girl finds herself in a place all too familiar. After Dulcie Morrigan Jones’s dad dies, her mom decides that the two of them should reinvent themselves in California. But Dulcie doesn’t think she needs reinventing. Her solution? Steal her dad’s ’68 Chevy and head back home to Connecticut. There she meets Roxanne, a girl whose scary home life makes Dulcie realize that her own situation might not be all that bad. Luckily for Roxanne, Dulcie is a girl with a storehouse of strength and generosity of spirit that stretches on for miles.