Fixmer, Elizabeth

"Fourteen year-old Eva tries to be a good disciple of Righteous Path, a polygamy cult in Colorado, but her forays into the 'heathen world' cause her to question all she knows"--.

During the turbulent 1960s, sixth-grader Mary Clare makes a deal with God: she will try to become a saint if He provides for her large, cash-strapped family. Until then, Mary Clare attends Catholic school and tries to come to terms with issues such as gender roles, birth control, and the Vietnam War.