My mother is looking for her favorite book from when she was in school. She remembers the cover art was a girl sitting on a wood fence. Her top is a white tank top and she has a long skirt and long brown hair. In the background there is a dirt road leading to a house. My mom says the title is something along the lines of ‘The Long Road Home’ or ‘A Long Way From Home’, and she says it might have been published in the 60’s or 70’s.
I bet this is Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt. There’s one version of the cover that matches this almost exactly.
I had exactly the same thought.
Up A Road Slowly
Awesome thank you everyone! My mom will be so happy!
Update everyone! I just spoke to my mom and she looked it up and says that is the book! Thank you so much!