Presents a study of the ongoing class-action suit filed in 1973 on behalf of thirteen-year-old Shirley Wilder, challenging New York City's operation of its foster-care system, tracing the impact of the system on three generations of Wilders.
After returning from a trip to the library, eleven-year-old Anne and her younger brother and sister discover a magic book which sends them on adventures in which they meet Robin Hood, giant bugs, and a dark, sinister man with a wolfish face.
