Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult

Mariah White is divorcing her wandering husband and is concerned that their daughter, Faith, not be harmed by this event. Insecure as she is, Mariah becomes alarmed when Faith begins talking to an "imaginary" friend, reciting passages and phrases from the Bible, a book that she doesn't even know about. When Faith develops stigmata and seems to perform healings, Mariah is overwhelmed with the media circus that intrudes on their lives. Picoult weaves a thought-provoking tale of "what if" a seven-year-old is indeed talking to God. I enjoyed this story very much. Sandy Penton