Linda Bethers

In a town not so far away and a time not so long ago, baby Rose was left on the porch of Greenwoods Orphanage, where Mrs. Hartley and the children under her tender care become her family. But when tragedy strikes, Rose loses the only home she has ever known and she is abruptly shipped to Irongates--a place that seems as cold and cruel as her previous home was kind. The strict headmaster, Mr. Crampton, immediately seems to dislike Rose--and makes sure...