Young Mia Jacob is raised in a strict commune in Western Massachusetts outside the town of Blackwell called "The Community".  Mia’s adventures outside the community are mostly to the town library where she finds a first edition of the Scarlet Letter that seems to describe the community and her mother’s story. This sets Mia on a larger quest after her mother dies and she runs away from the community and all that she has known. Shelly's tea: Pears and Cinnamon Candy's tea: Cinnamon Apple (gifted- link is to Celestial Seasoning's brand)