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Greetings from Nowhere (Frances Foster Books)

by Barbara O'connor

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Aggie isn’t expecting visitors at the Sleepy Time Motel in the Great Smoky Mountains. Since her husband died, she is all alone with her cat, Ugly, and keeping up with the bills and repairs has become next to impossible. The pool is empty, the garden is overgrown, and not a soul has come to stay in nearly three months. When she reluctantly places a For Sale ad in the newspaper, Aggie doesn’t know that Kirby and his mom will need a room when their car breaks down on the way to Kirby’s new reform school. Or that Loretta and her parents will arrive in her dad’s plumbing company van on a trip meant to honor the memory of Loretta’s birth mother. Or that Clyde Dover will answer the For Sale ad in such a hurry and move in with his daughter, Willow, looking for a brand-new life to replace the one that was fractured when Willow’s mom left. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that Aggie and her guests find just the friends they need at the shabby motel in the middle of nowhere.

From an author long recognized for her true Southern voice and heartfelt characters, Greetings from Nowhere, with its four intertwining stories, brings Barbara O’Connor’s work to a new level of sophistication.

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Aggie isn't expecting visitors at the Sleepy Time Motel in the Great Smoky Mountains. Since her husband died, she is all alone with her cat, Ugly, and keeping up with the bills and repairs has become next to impossible. The pool is empty, the garden is overgrown, and not a soul has come to stay in nearly three months. When she reluctantly places a For Sale ad in the newspaper, Aggie doesn't know that Kirby and his mom will need a room when their car breaks down on the way to Kirby's new reform school. Or that Loretta and her parents will arrive in her dad's plumbing company van on a trip meant to honor the memory of Loretta's birth mother. Or that Clyde Dover will answer the For Sale ad in such a hurry and move in with his daughter, Willow, looking for a brand-new life to replace the one that was fractured when Willow's mom left. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that Aggie and her guests find just the friends they need at the shabby motel in the middle of nowhere.

From an author long recognized for her true Southern voice and heartfelt characters, Greetings from Nowhere, with its four intertwining stories, brings Barbara O'Connor's work to a new level of sophistication.

About the Author

BARBARA O’CONNOR is the author of several noteworthy books for children, including Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia, which has appeared on nearly twenty state award master lists. She lives in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

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it is a very good book
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Awesome book. Loved it, but a little boring. Not good for the newbery award, though.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780374399375
Author:
O'connor, Barbara
Publisher:
Farrar Straus Giroux
Author:
O'Connor, Barbara
Subject:
Social Issues - New Experience
Subject:
Social Issues - Friendship
Subject:
Family - General
Subject:
Situations / New Experience
Subject:
Interpersonal Relations
Subject:
Hotels, motels, etc
Subject:
Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings
Subject:
North carolina
Edition Description:
First
Series:
Frances Foster Books
Publication Date:
March 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
- Up
Language:
English
Pages:
198
Dimensions:
8.60x6.02x.82 in. .76 lbs.
Age Level:
10-UP

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