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Greetings from Nowhere by Barbara O'Connor. FSG, 2008. ISBN: 978-0374399375 As this heart-warming novel unfolds in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, a host of disparate characters' lives collide and are changed in deep and meaningful ways as a matter of chance. In chapters told from the perspectives of four of the characters, the reader experiences the struggles, beliefs, hopes, and dreams of simple people leading complex lives of the spirit. From Aggie, who owns the Sleepy Time motel where the story takes place, living with the loss of her beloved husband Harold, to Willow, whose mother Dorothy has abandoned her, to adopted Loretta, on a trail of memories of her birth mother, to Kirby, on his way to a training school for problem youth, who only needs to be seen and heard in order for his inner light to shine, the characters each call out for understanding that comes to them because the mountains provide time and space for it to develop. Gifted author Barbara O'Connor stands back and lets her characters lead the way to truth, to hope, to the magic of open hearts in the gray-green mountains of North Carolina. [Suggested grades 4-7] Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com> Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita Maine Association of School Libraries Board Member Buxton, ME 04093 http://www.tonibuzzeo.com R is for Research, illustrated by Nicole Wong (Upstart 2008) BRAND NEW! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------