They’re coming! Josh yelled.Like a whirlwind the twins rushed downstairs, where Peter was waiting. With Wally bringing up the rear they all went outside.The two older Malloy sisters, wearing jeans and...
The boys want us to think the river’s polluted. I heard them talking!Those creepy jerks! cried Caroline.Those jerky creeps! said Eddie. This isn’t a joke anymore. This is war!
You get a dog on your mind, it seems to fill up the whole space. Everything you do reminds you of that dog. When
Still, she felt absolutely sick inside, and as soon as she walked into her classroom, she knew that everyone was looking at her, even the teacher, as though at any moment she might stand up and do som...
Since no one really knows what or who God is, or whether God is at all, why can't God be hope?
No one looks up. No one pauses. No one even questions. Easy as falling off a log. I
I’m sorry, Shiloh, I whisper, over and over, both hands on him so’s he won’t try to get up. The blood’s just pouring from a rip in his ear. I’m so sorry! Jesus help me, I didn’t know Bakers’ dog could...
It’s hard to sleep that night. Our sofa’s got more lumps than bean soup, and every time I turn over, I pull out the blanket from the bottom. I get up about two in the morning and stand at the window....
I supposed we just ring the doorbell and say, ‘Look, let’s bury the hatchet and be friends,’ Beth suggested.The girls looked at each other and smiled a little.Naw, said Caroline. This is a lot more f...
Funny how one lie leads to another and before you know it, your whole life can be a lie. I sit on the porch swing later, not even
When they reached the house, Wally took a box of crackers up to his room and sat on the floor to eat them, his back against his bed. He still couldn’t believe that he was the one who had officially de...
Three figures huddled on the widow’s walk on top of the Hatford’s house. Rain beat steadily down on their yellow slickers and the air was cold.Even if we catch pneumonia and die, it’s worth it, said C...
I hate that phrase: move on. Like no matter what happened or what you did, you just move on, and that’s supposed to make everything all right.
Saying hello to something new means saying good-bye to something old and loved.
Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15
Pretending that Shiloh’s a bear, tryin’ to get in. The more they squeal, the more Shiloh wiggles about, tryin’ to get his nose under the edge of the sheet, tail going ninety miles an hour. If that dog...
What’s up? asked Beth.You mean, what’s , said Eddie, her eyes beginning to glower. Or, what’s to be down. going to be down, that’s what. She let sisters over a hedge just beyond the school property....
Thanks for coming over, Beth said as she opened the door for them. I mean it.And from behind her, Caroline squeaked, With you by my side, Elmer, we can do anything!Everyone grinned, and Wally added, A...
Sistersville, which is halfway between Wheeling and Parkersburg. Used to be, my
Last of all, I take the lard bread from my pocket and feed it to Shiloh in little pieces, letting him lick my fingers after every bite. I wrap my arms around him, pat him, run my hands over his ears,...