Greetings from Nowhere

By O'Connor, Barbara

Publishers Summary:
In North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains, a troubled boy and his mother, a happy family seeking adventure, a man and his lonely daughter, and the widow who must sell the run-down motel that has been her home for decades, meet and are transformed by their shared experiences.

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ISBN
978-0-37439-937-5
Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2008

Gr 5-8 Aggie Duncan cannot muster the energy to fix up the Sleepy Time Motel since her husband died, and with no visitors stopping by on North Carolina's Smoky Mountains back roads, she reluctantly concludes that it's time to sell. Within days of placing an ad, she has an offer from Clyde Dover, who is eager to make a new life for himself and his daughter, Willow, after his wife's desertion. They are soon joined by Loretta and her parents, who are on a journey to learn more about Loretta's birth mother, and K...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

A diverse cast of characters congregates at Aggie Duncan's motel. The group includes recently widowed Aggie, who's reluctantly ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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