But the guy she remembers has been replaced by a total hottie. What happened between them the night before she left town resurfaces the second they lay eyes on each other. Just long enough to take care of her father and keep the family business―a hockey bar beside the ice rink―afloat. One semester off, that’s what she promised herself. (Publisher information)įirst lines: The goal is to get to the heart:Ĭlaire O’Connor is back in Juniper Falls, but that doesn’t mean she wants to be. With no choice but to start over on a new, possibly cursed ranch, the delicate balance of their lives begins to give way–and they may have to pay a frighteningly high price for their love. Then, just when Sarah Jac and James have settled in and begun saving money for the home they dream of near the coast, a horrible accident sends them on the run. To protect themselves, they’ve learned to work hard and–above all–keep their love hidden from the people who might use it against them. Sarah Jac Crow and James Holt have fallen in love working in the endless fields that span a bone-dry Southwest in the near-future–a land that’s a little bit magical, deeply dangerous, and bursting with secrets. Fishkill lives a hard life, but the book speaks to how schools and institutions handle students in poverty.All the wind in the world, Samantha Mabry Lehrer's debut is well written and touches upon tough subjects such as bullying, abuse, and teen pregnancy in a lyrical but age-appropriate way. This is a difficult and devastating book to get through. Just as Fishkill starts to feel comfortable in her life, junior high cliques and the sudden reappearance of Keely ruin everything. Molly immediately takes in Fishkill and begins to treat her like she's her own daughter. Fishkill has kept this secret hidden, but finally tells Duck-Duck and eventually her mother, Molly. The protagonist has been on her own for months, thinking she killed her mother. Soon Fishkill and Duck-Duck are inseparable and Fishkill's secrets start to come out. Duck-Duck is fearless and adds Fishkill to her 'gang' the GR. She takes food from her classmates, but she gets more than she bargained for when she tries to take Duck-Duck Farina's lunch. She will no longer allow herself to be picked on, made fun of, or go hungry.

Gr 6–10-Thirteen-year-old Fishkill Carmel has reinvented herself.

Being fishkill by ruth lehrer