Miranda was carved out of stone long, long ago. For some unknown reason, she has a living soul and a mind that can think. But for many, many years she is trapped inside of the stone carving of an angel. She can only look and think, movement is impossible. The world passes her by. In the middle of a terrible war, Miranda falls from her high perch on the church into a pond down below. Much to her surprise, Miranda falls through a gateway into another world. And she becomes human.
In a small town, two family's lives overlap. Bean and Henry, both fifteen years of age, are each others only friends. They live an isolated existence. Both of their mothers are odd; Henry's mother never leaves the house and Bean's mother is rarely present in her daughters life. Beans grandfather, Gus, deeply cares and loves her, so when he dies, Beans world is unsettled. The supportive friendship of Henry helps Bean in the sudden dark times.
The Spirit of a Poem is a small book with a collection of poems. There are also pictures by Aazam Yaqoob. The poems speak of weather, thoughts, ideas, and islands. Fruit was even an inspiration for the author. The poems are short and easy to read.
