In 14 original stories, Jane McCafferty illuminates modern life weaving her love of music throughout the lives and stories of her characters. From two middle-aged strangers who meet in an empty baseball stadium during a rainstorm, to a 23-year-old man who brings his 62-year-old wife home to meet ...
I just didn't love this book. There was nothing that captivated me or engrossed me in it, which is usually not the case.Also, maybe this is just me wanting the story to be tied up nicely, but it felt like there was no point to the book, no finish that left me feeling something. I walked away feel...
A lot of boys played at war, but the next-door neighbor pretended with disturbing passion. “Bang, bang, you’re dead! Say Sayonara!” the boy would say, trying to make his voice deeper, louder. In a cold flash Ben sees the neighbor boy’s face as it appeared in the window of the boy’s mother’s car t...