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Aggie has decided to sell her motel in the Great Smoky Mountains. No one had stayed there for a long time and after her husband died, she couldn't keep it up. Shortly after that, a lot of people needed to stay at the motel. Willow's dad bought the motel to start a new life after Willow's mom left them. Loretta and her adoptive parents came while they were visiting the places on her birth mother's charm bracelet. Kirby and his mom stayed because their car broke down on the way to reform school. Each young person has something to learn and something to give in this wonderful story of families, friendship, and hope.
Awards nominated: Rebecca Caudill Award Nominee 2012
Reviewed by: hap
Date read: 5/4/2011
ISBN-10: 9780374399375
ISBN-13: 9780374399375
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Another school year starts and Jack has Mrs. Stretchberry as his teacher again. Enjoy another year of Jack's poetry journal where he explores his feelings about his mom, poets, his opinionated Uncle Bill and 'That Cat.'
Similar books: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Reviewed by: caroll
Date read: 7/6/2011
ISBN-10: 0061430927
ISBN-13: 9780061430923
Eleven-year-old Brother is left helping his grandparents care for the family ranch in Oregon after his dad is deployed to Iraq. Although he works hard, he's not sure if he wants to become a rancher, nor does he really want to follow his father's footsteps into the Army. Where will his heart lead him? Read this book for a positive look at small-town ranching life and coming of age surrounded by a loving community.
Awards nominated: Rebecca Caudill Award Nominee 2012
Reviewed by: msp
Date read: 5/12/2011
ISBN-10: 0375848037
ISBN-13: 9780375848032
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Does He Really Want to Be a Farmer?Commenter: Cjones, grade 0
Brother has been raised to work hard and is able to accomplish his tasks. Find out if he stays on the farm.
Twelve-year-old Annie ponders the many rhythms of life the year that her mother becomes pregnant, her grandfather begins faltering, and her best friend (and running partner) becomes distant.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/27/2009
ISBN-10: 0060540249
ISBN-13: 9780060540241
Annie loves to run. She loves to hear her heart beating, and she loves the feel of her bare feet on the ground as she runs with her friend, Max. This year, however, everything is changing. There's a new heartbeat in the picture, the one of the baby her mother will be having. There are also the pressures of her grandfather's failing memory and her friend Max's urging for her to join the track team. As Annie completes her assignment for art class, to draw the same apple every day for a hundred days, she finds ways to dance with the rhythms of her changing life. This touching, thoughtful novel in verse builds the story at a mellow pace, but the gentle evolution of the story leads to a moving conclusion.
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 7/29/2011
ISBN-10: 0060540222
ISBN-13: 9780060540227
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