Whippoorwill
HarperCollins · Paperback · September 13, 2016
“Unexpected, generous, and poignant.” —Huntley Fitzpatrick, author of What I Thought Was True Sixteen-year-old Clair Taylor has neighbors who are what locals call whippoorwills, the kind of people who fill their yards with rusty junk.
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- Who it’s for
- A rural coming-of-age story finds unexpected connection in a teen’s bond with a dog.
- Themes
- Animal rescue, Human-animal connection, Dreaming beyond one's hometown
- Genres
- YA Pet Stories, Friendship for Teens, Country Life for Teens
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“Unexpected, generous, and poignant.” —Huntley Fitzpatrick, author of What I Thought Was True Sixteen-year-old Clair Taylor has neighbors who are what locals call whippoorwills, the kind of people who fill their yards with rusty junk. Clair tries to ignore her surroundings, choosing instead to dream of a future beyond her rural New Hampshire town. But, when a black dog named Wally is chained up to a pole next door, Clair can’t look the other way.
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Clair decides to save Wally, and the immediate connection she has with the lovable dog catches her off-guard, but even more surprising is her bond with eighteen-year-old Danny Stewart, the boy next door.
Care Across the Fence
A rural coming-of-age story finds unexpected connection in a teen’s bond with a dog.
Come here for
- A teen determined to help a dog in need
- Rural New Hampshire and a bond with the boy next door
Expect
- Tenderness rooted in compassion
- An intimate story of unexpected connection
Where it sits
| YA Pet Stories | 83% |
|---|---|
| Friendship for Teens | 80% |
| Country Life for Teens | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Pet Stories
- YA Stories About Parents
- Dating & Sex for Teens
- Friendship for Teens
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- Violence & Trauma
- Authors
- Joseph Monninger
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 13, 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Animal rescue · Human-animal connection · Dreaming beyond one's hometown
- Reading lane
- YA Pet Stories