Caleb Franklin and his older brother Bobby Gene are watching the last few weeks of summer disappear before school starts, spending time in what has in the past been idyllic pursuits in the surrounding woods and fields. Caleb, though, is… Read More ›
Wendy Lamb Books
Counting to Perfect
Julia is a 17-year-old who, wild about her boyfriend Carter, gets pregnant by him. Her family supports her in keeping the child, finishing high school, and planning to continue her education at a local community college. Carter proposes marriage but… Read More ›
No Fixed Address
Seventh-grader Felix Knutsson and his mother, Astrid, find themselves living in a van after his grandmother dies and his mom has mismanaged her inheritance (and her life in general). Astrid is not a good parent. She is mouthy, judgmental, a… Read More ›
The House That Lou Built
Lucinda (Lou) has just finished 7th grade and is about to turn 13. She and her unmarried mom, a nurse, live with her maternal grandmother because they cannot afford their own place. Lou’s parents were engaged but her father died… Read More ›
The Museum of Us
Sadie is the only child of hippie-ish parents who live a rather vagabond but not irresponsible lifestyle. When she is eleven they all are in a terrible car crash and are left hanging upside down for hours until being rescued. … Read More ›
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