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Billie Standish Was Hereby Nancy Crocker
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Billie Standish has pretty much no one. Her parents are too caught up in their own lives, and the only two girls in town her age want nothing to do with her. When it looks like a nearby levee might break, and Billie's elderly neighbor, Miss Lydia, is the only other person besides her family to stick around, a friendship is born out of circumstance. What happens during that time, in that empty town, is a tragedy that Billie can't bear alone. Can the love of one woman nearing the end of her life save the life of a young woman just at the beginning of living hers? Review:"This story is beautiful, painful, and complex, and the descriptions of people, events, and emotions are graphic and tangible." School Library Journal Review:"In Billie, the author creates a narrator whose credible mix of naivete, resilience, and uncertain but budding sense of self-respect that will speak to young readers. This easily transcends its familiar themes and locale." Booklist About the AuthorNancy Crocker is a native of Missouri who started her career as a singer and appeared with Loretta Lynn at age thirteen. She graduated from Columbia College and since then has been acting and writing. Her work has appeared in the American Heritage Anthology, and she is the author of the picture book Betty Lou Blue, published by Dial. This is her first novel. Nancy lives with her husband and son near a lake in Minneapolis, where they enjoy fishing. You can visit Nancy at www.nancycrocker.com. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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