The Boy on the PorchThis quiet novel sings. A graceful profound story for all ages that speaks well beyond its intended audience. Kirkus (starred review) Fans of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's Ruby Holler will love this tween novel about opening your heart and finding family when you least expect it. When a young couple finds a boy asleep on their porch, their lives take a surprising turn. Unable to speak, the boy, Jacob, can't explain his history. All John and

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The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society

and teammates

the new teacher who doesn’t give tests

Instead of something out of Country Living

But her disappearance uncovers a side of her they never suspected

and forgiveness

small-town life

Ambitious and encyclopaedic in scope

But there's a price to pay

Sixteen extraordinary imagined creatures inhabit the pages of this unique

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