Kitty Dale is a ten-year old girl who is unwanted by either of her parents. She manages to lie to try to find her father, only to discover that he has an adopted daughter now who she knew nothing about, and then her mother, who is about to be married to the owner of a brick factory. Her mother shoves her off on an eccentric older lady in town known to all as Aunt Petal. With Aunt Petal and her nephew Tom, Kitty finally finds a degree of happiness.
Well written, but not a very satisfying story. In the end, Kitty still has to leave Aunt Petal and go back to the "home" where she had been living before. The story suggests that Kitty found resolution to the issue that neither of her parents want anything to do with her, but I didn't find the resolution convincing. ( )