Thunderwith - "Discuss the ways in which the novel shows us how being part of a family can bring both pain and joy."

Lara experienced pain with the loss of her mother that's she loved very much. She faced a lot of challenges when she had to move into a family that she didn't know. She felt a sense of rejection when both Pearl (one of the daughters) and Gladwyn (the mother) let her know that they didn't want her living with their family. As soon as she arrived at the house, Pearl and Garnet accepted her, and this made her feel happy, and appreciated. When Gladwyn and Pearl finally come to accept her she feels nothing but joy.
Lara was happier than she had ever been. She was living her mother that she lov…