The Singleton family of Huguenot Island, South Carolina are a proud but humble one. They work tirelessly to drive the legacy of their once enslaved ancestors through ownership of a restaurant and land. All in all, life seems fulfilling for the Gullah family but Sparrow Singleton is not happy. She is tired of being ridiculed for her native creole and she is fed up with bad spirits leeching off her innocent little sister at night while she stands by powerless. At the ripe age of eighteen, Sparrow impulsively leaves home after graduation to find a new normal. She vows that nothing short of a miracle can make her return. Little Dove Singleton has struggled with fertility all her adult life. She has endured her share of miscarriages and stillbirths but her faith won’t allow her to stop trying. Finally, ten years after Sparrow ran away, Little Dove carries a girl child to full term. The family deems the birth the miracle needed to get Sparrow to visit home. Upon return to Huguenot Island, Sparrow is quickly reminded why she left in the first place. Sparrow is immediately faced with tragedy when Little Dove dies from postpartum complications; her dying wish being that Sparrow raises her baby the Gullah way. As if facing her sister’s death and taking on a newborn wasn’t enough, Sparrow learns that real estate developers have been aggressively pursuing her family’s sacred land. The Singleton family leans on Sparrow to lead them to triumph in the legal battle for their livelihood but she is up for the challenge? While she spends quality time with her family, she is flooded with memories of her upbringing and learns that resort development is rapidly swallowing her Gullah roots; a culture she once denounced out of shame. \tSparrow faces the dilemma of disregarding her sister’s dying wish and returning to the new life she spent years building. But the spirit of her ancestors and the fading memory of her Gullah roots tug at her heart. Will Sparrow face her new reality or abandon her family again? GirlChild is a story about the preservation of culture and the strength of family.