Billie Letts
Author
Language
English
Description
Lutie McFee, 15, learned long ago to avoid attachments after the death of her mother and her father left her and her brother with Floy, his ex-girlfriend. There's not much to do in the god-forsaken town town of Spearfish, S.D., so Lutie shoplifts for kicks. When Floy drops dead on a shopping trip to Wal-Mart, the children face the choice of becoming wards of the state or finding their father. Choosing the latter, they discover how cruel and unfair...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
A beautifully told story of a small Oklahoma town and a mystery that has haunted its residents. In 1972, Morgan David Evers, no more than a baby at the time, disappears in the tiny town of De Clare. Only his pajama bottoms are found on the banks of Willow Creek. Now, 30 years later, he mysteriously returns in this edgy, intriguing tale peopled by authentic heartland characters.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
A pregnant girl abandoned by her boyfriend hides in a Wal-Mart store, gives birth and becomes a celebrity as the mother of the Wal-Mart Baby. Help flows from everywhere as people jump on the publicity bandwagon, then the baby is kidnaped.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
Caney Paxton wanted his cafe to have the biggest and brightest sign in Eastern Oklahoma-the "opening soon" part was supposed to be just a removable, painted notice. But a fateful misunderstanding gave Vietnam vet Caney the flashiest joke in the entire state. Twelve years later, the once-busy highway is dead and the sign is as worn as Caney, who hasn't ventured outside the diner since it opened. Then one blustery December day, a thirtyish Crow woman
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