Ten-year-old Judith McPherson is a believer. She sees the world with the
clear Eyes of Faith. Where others might see rubbish, Judith finds
possibility and traces of the divine.
But at school Judith's difference marks her only for persecution at the
hands of her classmates. And lately, even at home she struggles to find
connection in a house filled with relics of a mother she's never known.
To escape, Judith makes things in the Land of Decoration, a model in
miniature of the Promised Land made of collected scraps. Piece by piece,
the world in her room mirrors the town outside: a discarded shoelace is
a garden hose, an orange peel a slide. But in the Land of Decoration,
nothing is what it once was, and nothing is quite as it seems.
As ominous forces disrupt the monotonous everyday--a strike threatens
her father's factory job, and the taunting at school slips into
dangerous territory--Judith makes a miracle in the Land of Decoration
that solidifies her blossoming convictions. She is God's chosen
instrument. But such a gift is difficult to control, its origins
uncertain, and its consequences may threaten the very foundations of
Judith's world.
A debut as intimate and original as it is electrifying, The Land of
Decoration casts startling light on how far one extraordinary young
girl will go to protect the people she loves most.
