Step by wicked step/anne fine

One stormy night, five stranded schoolchildren uncover the story of Richard Clayton Harwick - a boy who many years ago learned what it was like to have a truly wicked stepfather.

But the children have stories of their own step-parents to tell - stories that have warmth and humor, as well as sadness, and a fair share of happy endings.

For children who have some similar experience, this novel will be therapeutic; for those who havent its an absorbing read, to make them laugh and cry - Sunday Telegraph.