Curse of the Pirate's Treasure

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Marlene Leger first children's novel demonstrates her gift for communicating complicated issues for a child's understanding. This story deals with such mature issues as a young child coping with the loss of her father and a recently widowed mother dealing with balancing providing childcare for her daughter and meeting the demands of the business world. These contemporary themes are approached through the eyes of the young character of Rosie. In this short story, she understands how much her mother and her live-in babysitter/housekeeper love her. She is made to feel special an part of her mother's new life as a career woman in one day trip to the office with her mother. Marlene Leger takes these modern issues and breaks them down simply so that all young children, and especially those in single parent households will enjoy reading this book ( or having it read to them ) time and again.