Katy lives in Montreal with her Mom, an archeologist. When Mom leaves on a dig, Katy must stay in L.A. with her estranged father, an ex-addict and aging punk rock drummer in LA.
Clay and his cousin Addison both have problems with drugs, and are in a day rehab to recover. When Addison is shot and killed by police, Clay becomes a reluctant witness —
what he observed that day isn't what the community wants him to have seen.
Ten-year old Lucky lives in a small California desert town with her guardian Brigitte, her father's ex. Lucky's "family" also includes the adults at the 12-Step meetings she eavesdrops on.
The Cassons are an eccentric family of artist parents and four unique children: Indigo, Cadmium, Rose and Saffron.
Hattie enjoys her family and the boarders in her parents' rooming house. Her wealthy grandmother is tough sometimes, but Hattie doesn't get discouraged.
Kate has suffered from leukemia since she was a toddler, and her younger sister Anna was conceived for the blood and bone marrow that would help Kate fight the disease.
Daisy Dawson, an imaginative child, is excited once school is out because she and her parents will spend the summer at the beach. There, she finds, enjoys, and helps new friends — human and animal.
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If you thought that haiku was a staid poetic form, then you haven't come across this collection! Boys and all things boy are presented for each of the four seasons. Sprinkled throughout are humorous line drawings that extend the light tone.
Some of them worked; others didn't but all were based in the folk and academic traditions of the times. With wit and insight, historical medical remedies from around the world are introduced as is the science behind them.
One never knows until they try something — much like a small yellow fledgling that is afraid to leave the nest. Lyrical language and textured, stylized collage illustrations combine for a surprisingly sophisticated push toward flying independently.