Ivy Duffy Doherty

Shelley was a city girl, no doubt about it. And when her family took her--dragged her--to the wilds of Oregon it was simply exile. And would you believe the nearest neighbor her age was a tall skinny mouse--a creep? This fellow like skunks and fainting robins and dead flowers--all kinds of unpleasant things, actually. But of course there was the snow--great fluffy piles of it, and the squirrel family that neatly tucked away 10 pounds of grain, and Orioles--these things were nice.

But the spoil at all, there was Lucifer. But, actually, maybe the bull didn't spoil things. Maybe it was he who finally made Shelley realize that the best things in life are those we do for other people.

A delightful book about a girl growing up--delightfully.… (plus d'informations)

The Barnes family could hardly believe that the ad was for real. But it was--and by responding, the twins and their parents became involved in an adventure rewarding beyond their wildest dreams.

Grammy and Gramps were so--wonderful! How could anyone think that all people were useless? In the satisfying months of a unique relationship with their "rented grandparents," the twins were the happiest they had ever been in even the greatest of griefs that came into their lives could not quench that joy.… (plus d'informations)