Where The Heart Is

"Fourteen-year-old Tommy is a troublemaker, but he{u2019}s basically got a good heart, in spite of the awful circumstanc... (more)

"Fourteen-year-old Tommy is a troublemaker, but he{u2019}s basically got a good heart, in spite of the awful circumstances of his home life. When his mother abandons him, he is sent to foster care, where he must learn to fend for himself. Then he meets Daquan, and the two young men form an instant bond based on their shared hardships. Together they try to navigate life without a parent{u2019}s guidance and avoid the darker elements of the dirty streets of Boston. When Tommy{u2019}s mother re-enters his life, he sees a way back to the stable family life he desires. Determined, he sets out to do whatever it takes to make a home with his mother. With the help of Daquan, will Tommy be able to stay out of trouble long enough to make it home?"--Back cover. (less)

It{u2019}s the first day of summer and Rachel's thirteenth birthday. She can't wait to head to the lake with her best fr... (more)

It{u2019}s the first day of summer and Rachel's thirteenth birthday. She can't wait to head to the lake with her best friend, Micah. But as summer unfolds, every day seems to get more complicated. Her g2sfung3s new job taking care of the neighbors{u2019} farm animals quickly becomes a challenge, whether she{u2019}s being pecked by chickens or having to dodge a charging pig at feeding time. At home, her parents are more worried about money than usual, and their arguments over bills intensify. Fortunately, Rachel can count on Micah to help her cope with all the stress. But Micah seems to want their relationship to go beyond friendship, and though Rachel almost wishes for that, too, she can{u2019}t force herself to feel g2sthat wayg3s about him. In fact, she isn{u2019}t sure she can feel that way about any boy {u2014} or what that means. With all the heart of her award-winning novel See You At Harry's, Jo Knowles brings us the story of a girl who must discover where her heart is and what that means for her future. (less)

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shouldn't be in love, but baby I am / I know it's crazy, but I don't give a damn / shouldn't want you near me / but you'... (more)

shouldn't be in love, but baby I am / I know it's crazy, but I don't give a damn / shouldn't want you near me / but you're inside me, / can you hear me / I'm praying you need me, baby say you do / I'm laying in bed, dreaming of you / cuz I remember you moving, gliding / can't get over you, baby I'm trying / why can't I have you, why's it have to be so complicated / the love I feel hasn't fadedI wrote those lyrics for Jonny after he walked away.It was never meant to be between us; I knew it, he knew it, we talked about it.The trouble is, love never listens to logic. And for two people who have never really had a home or known love, logic is all that keeps us going: be smart, survive, do what has to be done. And, in my case, take care of my son. Forget my dreams, forget love...nothing matters but making it day by day.But then I met Jonny, and everything changed.I'm a vagabond. I've lived my whole life out on the ocean, surviving by my wits and my knowledge of the sea. I've never needed anyone, never stayed in one place long enough to let something like that happen.Christian, the only person I've ever really cared about, goes missing and gives me a box of letters and makes me promise to take it to his wife, Ava. Problem is, when I get to her, Ava is missing too, and their condo is ruined by the same hurricane that claimed Christian. And then I meet Delta, Ava's sister, Christian's sister-in-law, and she changes everything. It wasn't supposed to be anything. Nothing was supposed to happen. We helped dig out survivors of the hurricane together, and that was it. Only...that wasn't it. Something happened. And now I can't get her out of my head, or out of my heart.Even when I walk away, I can't escape her. Especially when I hear her voice on the radio, singing a song meant for me:You walked into my life, with your dark skin and brown eyes / I tried to resist you, tried not to kiss you / you speak soft and you move slow / you've got strong hands and few words / but I hear it anyway, everything you don't say / I tried to resist you, tried not to kiss you / but god, your lips, the way you moved your hips / the way you said my name / and said you felt the same / the way you took my hand / and kissed me in the sand. (less)

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The story of a down-on-her-luck Southern teen who, after gaining 15 minutes of fame for giving birth to "The Wal-Mart Ba... (more)

The story of a down-on-her-luck Southern teen who, after gaining 15 minutes of fame for giving birth to "The Wal-Mart Baby," begins to put her life together with the help of the kind, quirky strangers who become her surrogate family. -- container. (less)