The box children

"The Box Children is the story of the summer Lou Ann turns twelve. It takes its title from five tiny dolls she names after babies her mother has miscarried. They keep one another company in an old shoe box she has fixed up. Now Lou Ann's mother is pregnant again, but Lou Ann can already sense that something is wrong. And as her mother's grasp on reality slips away, she's got only her own wits and courage to rely on."--BOOK JACKET.