Destiny takes a job reading to Mrs. Peck, an elderly woman, in order to make money, but soon discovers that the job has taught her much more. Reprint.,Twelve-year-old Destiny tries to find meaning in her art in a life complicated by three younger siblings, a mother who dreams of winning the lottery, and her mother's unscrupulous boyfriend.Destiny takes a job reading to Mrs. Peck, an elderly woman, in order to make money, but soon discovers that the job has taught her much more. Reprint.,Twelve-year-old Destiny tries to find meaning in her art in a life complicated by three younger siblings, a mother who dreams of winning the lottery, and her mother's unscrupulous boyfriend.