The Potter's Wheel

The Potter's Wheel is not your normal teen story. It has all the teen angst, sure, and the budding romances and the dramas and what have you, but it's somehow different- it has the intellect that most modern teen novels lack. It has an appeal that draws you to it again and again. It's a story (pardon the use of an old cliche) with heart.I heartily recommend this book to readers in their early teens and beyond. It's an excellent story to begin with and the characters are vivid and memorable, but the lessons that Laura learns along the way are absolutely priceless. Laura herself is a character with qualities that I find myself striving for in my daily life. She has strength, perseverance, and compassion. If only all the young people of today could learn from her.

The Potter's Wheel is one of the best books I have ever read about the trials of growing up. 16 year old Laura Blair goes to her grandmother's celebration to open many attractions to the public in a small Pennsylvania town. When she is there, she becomes attracted to her handsome cousin, but her family has suspicions that he is a thief. Something is wrong with her youngest cousin Beth, a skilled dancer, but no one knows what. Her English punk rocker cousin has serious problems that she expects Laura to solve. Her great aunt has Alzheimer's Disease. Then, her mother who is in London on business, commits a shocking betrayal that leaves Laura feeling helpess. Will she find the strength inside herself that her relatives can already see?