Escaping a scandal that threatens to land her in prison, Vera Sava flees to a new country and reinvents herself. When her plans to pursue a career in medicine are derailed, she finds employment as a housekeeper, in the one place that will offer her a job without legal documents Sebastian Horn may
A Million Ways Home
β Scribed by Winget, Dianna Dorisi
- Book ID
- 107597319
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 5 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780545667067
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A moving middle-grade story about love, loss, and the unlikely places we find home.
Poppy's life has been turned upside down after her grandma (and guardian) had a stroke and ended up in the hospital. But Poppy is working on a plan to help Grandma Beth so their life together can go back to normal. But when she witnesses an armed robbery, "back to normal" slips even further out of her reach. To keep Poppy safe, the budget-strapped police devise an unusual "witness protection program," wherein Poppy will stay with Detective Brannigan's mother. Soon Poppy is feeling almost at home, even making sort-of friends with a girl named Lizzie and definitely friending Gunner, a beautiful dog with an uncertain fate. But it's still not home. So while she and Lizzie navigate a rocky friendship and plot to save Gunner's life, Poppy also tries to figure out a new plan to save Grandma Beth and their home, all while avoiding a dangerous robber who might be searching for her. But what if Grandma... Ο‘μ―¦λ
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