Title: The Intruder (Cedar River Daydreams #6)
First published: August 1989
Description: Having made the big adjustment to life at Cedar River, Lexi Leighton thought her family had settled into a routine and life was normal again. She couldn't have been more wrong! Lexi senses that something's bothering her mother; she's so quiet and reserved. Finally the "surprise" is announced a surprise that becomes the greatest problem that Lexi has ever faced. How will she stop "the intruder"? No one seemed to care that it was killing her inside.
Subjects: Slice of life, Foster home care, Juvenile fiction, Christian Life