Wayward Girls, a novel written by Susan Wiggs and based in Buffalo, New York, is based on several true stories. The story is set in the 1960's and is about the life girls experienced at the Good Shepherd, an organization run by the Sisters Of Charity nuns. The story revolves around six teenage girls. Marin is sent to the Good Shepherd because her new step-father was going to molest her if she stayed home. Plus her mother attended an organization much like this when she was a teenager in Ireland. Angela was sent because she preferred girls over boys. Helen was the daughter of Chinese intellectuals who left her to stay there while they visited China. The Chinese government refused to let them return to pick her up. Odessa was sentenced to the Good Shepherd after a racial incident. Denise was sent for brawling in a foster home. Janice's back story was not revealed but she took great care over Kay who had an intellectual disability. This story about Good Shepherd is dark but I liked it because it emphasizes the resilience of young females.
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