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A heartfelt story told from 2 points of view, in alternating chapters from
- A witty typewriter named Olivetti
- Ernest, a shy 12-year-old boy and one of the kids in the very busy Brindle family
When Mom goes missing, Dad and the 3 Brindle kids search high and low, only to find out 24 hours later that she had sold her beloved typewriter,…
Before Dory’s father goes off to fight in World War II, he tells Dory and her siblings that the neighborhood will provide for them while he is gone. He’s almost right–lots of folks are ready to help–but the family’s landlord is a different story. If only Dory could find someplace for the siblings to hide while they wait for a miracle……
In 1935, Halle’s mom gets Tuberculosis and is sent to a special hospital to recover, but it’s not happening quickly enough for Halle. When Halle also gets sick, she joins her mom at the same facility, but they aren’t allowed to see each other. Between the coughing and the worrying about her mother, she doesn’t need any more trouble–but Halle knows she’s not being told everything and decides to do anything she can to help her mom heal….
Theo and his sister are stuck going on a family outing which has been orchestrated by their well-meaning but flighty dad, who has been extra flighty lately. As the family hilariously survives birds, bears, other hikers, and the heat, the real reason for the trip is revealed. There’s a new lady in his dad’s life—but Theo isn’t ready to stop grieving for his mom yet….
Because her family has had to move so often, ten-year-old Alice’s life has been a little unusual. Good thing she’s learned a lot of DIY skills and knows her way around a library, though, because the dilapidated home on the property next door to her family’s newest house needs a lot of help—and so do the spirits who linger there….
