The Berry Pickers

Amanda Peters is the author of The Berry Pickers. This is a story of a young girl named Ruthie. She is the youngest in her family. They live in Nova Scotia. In the summer of the 1960's, they travel to Maine to pick blueberries. She has three older brothers and an older sister. One day, after lunch, she is sitting on a rock waiting for her family to return when she is kidnapped. She is taken into an unhappy family. Her mother is worried her family will come to get her so she keeps her close. She is now named Norma. She dreams of campfires and family but is told she has an active imagination. Not until both of her parents have died does Norma figure out she was once named Ruthie. This is a tale about determination and unrelenting hope.