In wintry Colorado during the 1930s, eleven-year-old Dessa Dean mourns the death of her beloved mother, but the arrival of an injured dog and the friendship they form is just what they need to change their lives forever.
Friendship
- Author:Nuzum, K. A.Summary:
- Author:Malone, MichaelSummary:
Noni Tilden and John "Kaye" King meet as young children on Christmas Eve of 1963. Noni is a white, privileged girl, while Kaye comes from a poor, black family. But when Kaye introduces himself by climbing through Noni's...
- Author:Pitcher, ChelseaSummary:
A Kingdom At War... Elora, the young princess of the dark faeries, plans to overthrow her tyrannical mother, the dark Queen, and bring equality to faeriekind. All she has to do is convince her mother’s loathed enemy, the Bright Queen,...
- Author:BANKS, Lynne ReidSummary:
Pregnant by accident, kicked out of home by her father, 27-year-old Jane Graham goes to ground in the sort of place she feels she deserves - a bug-ridden boarding-house attic in Fulham. She thinks she wants to hide from the world, but...
- Author:Roy, PhilipSummary:
The Kingdom of No Worries is the story of three young friends who create their own kingdom on a piece of land that emerges in the middle of the river that runs through their city. Inspired by their actions to create a democracy that is...
- Author:Korman, GordonSummary:
Gecko, Arjay, and Terence, all in trouble with the law, must find a way to keep their halfway house open in order to stay out of juvenile detention.
- Author:Kerrin, Jessica ScottSummary:
The Missing Dog Is Spotted. Trevor Tower doesn’t worry about being short until he is assigned dog-walking duty with Loyola Louden, the tallest person in his class. But the dogs are a wonderful distraction, and even before Trevor and...
- Author:Estes, EleanorSummary:
In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson.
- Author:Carr, RobynSummary:
New York Times best-selling author Robyn Carr is beloved for her charming, romantic fiction. In this touching work, four women-all writers-come together after a painful loss. Recently deceased Gabby Marshall leaves behind a letter...
- Author:Eskens, AllenSummary:
Detective Max Rupert's and attorney Boady Sanden's friendship is being pushed to the breaking point. Max is convinced that Jennavieve Pruitt was killed by her husband, Ben. Boady is equally convinced that Ben, his client, is innocent....
- Author:Wells, PamelaSummary:
When three high school friends experience breakups on the same night, a fourth writes "The Break up Code," which all agree to follow as they try to get over the bad relationships and get back in touch with themselves and one...
- Author:Regan, PatrickSummary:
Few things are harder to capture in words than the feeling of true friendship. But that certainly hasn't deterred people from trying. The Heart of Friendship shares what some of the most insightful writers have had to say about this...
- Author:McCullers, CarsonSummary:
In a small Georgia mill town during the depression, four misfits form a group that revolves around a deaf-mute whose sole companion has been sent to an insane asylum.
- Author:Makansi, K.Summary:
Remy Alexander wants revolution. After watching Vale fall back into the hands of the Sector, she will stop at nothing to reveal the corruption in Okaria. When she joins a secret Outsider network in the underbelly of the capital city,...
- Author:Chiaverini, JenniferSummary:
In the week after Thanksgiving--Quiltsgiving--residents of Elm Creek Manor find creative ways to answer the question, "Why do you give?"
- Author:Cochrane, MickSummary:
Eighth-grader Molly's ability to throw a knuckleball earns her a spot on the baseball team, which not only helps her feel connected to her recently deceased father, who loved baseball, it helps in other aspects of her life, as well...
- Author:Paulsen, GarySummary:
A town boy sent to live on a remote wilderness farm forms a friendship with an elderly, disfigured man who teaches him many things.
- Author:BRAZIL, AngelaSummary:
The Fortunes of Philippa is based on the author's mother, Angelica Brazil, who had grown up in Rio de Janeiro and attended an English boarding school at the age of 10, finding the English culture, school life and climate...
- Author:McCammon, Robert R.Summary:
A struggling rock band on the verge of breaking up is touring in the American Southwest when they are noticed by a damaged Iraq War veteran. This crossing of paths changes all their lives.
- Author:Kinch, MichaelSummary:
Under siege in the harsh African desert. Their only choice: rise up against ruthless renegades... or die. After weeks of suffering from exhaustion and starvation, Jaym and D’Shay, conscripted NorthAm Blenders, have helped dozens of...