“Naw,” he replied rubber necking at the houses on the left and right, the houses-excuse me trailers-look identical. Heat rose off the Caddy like a boiling teakettle, she chugged, wheezing on her last leg.Ī tiny prickle of dew formed on my brow. Uprooted like an oak in a tornado, I felt dashed into the desert with no hope of reestablishing myself.ĭriving through the Oasis, the sun abused us. If this was an oasis, I’d like to see the real desert.

We drove through The Desert Oasis security gate and passing through its pearly gate wasn’t a feel-good moment. He claimed the place had enough swimming pools, mountain hiking and desert flora with all the pickleball a man with two knee replacements could stand. Philly carted mama’s broken Texaco gas station china to Goodwill, and I tossed out my winter underwear. He sold my home right out from underneath us. To quote my man, he said, “Hunny Bunny, pack your bags.” I stepped from Philly’s ‘04 Cadillac dreading the rest of my life. Let's be friends.Īre you a reviewer? Click the links below to add your review.

Join the fun, post and like cozy mysteries you like to read. I'll post announcements of new books, series and funny things to make our days brighter. What happens to you might end up in a book. Publisher: Scholastic Inc.Family, friends and pets are my inspiration. And soon, the alpacas and their owners start to feel like real friends.īut when a cruel classmate's prank puts the alpacas in mortal peril, Amelia will have to summon strength she never knew she possessed to save the only place that's ever felt like home. So when Amelia's given the chance to volunteer at an alpaca ranch, she's delighted by the chance to do something she's good at - take care of animals. Everything about her feels wrong, from her clothes to her hobbies to her complete lack of pop culture knowledge. However, starting at a conventional school is much harder than Amelia imagined, and her anxiety makes meeting new friends extra challenging. So when her parents decide to temporarily move to Colorado, Amelia's delighted by the chance to settle down. She's also desperate for the chance to attend a regular school and make real friends. She's terrified of heights and would give anything to be reading instead of careening down a mountain. There's just one problem - Amelia didn't inherit the family's daredevil gene. She and her brothers are homeschooled by their adventurous parents, and the family travels around the country in an RV, scaling mountains, rappelling down canyons, and skiing down double black diamond slopes. To some kids, Amelia's life sounds like the ultimate fantasy. When anxiety threatens to derail a homeschooled girl's attempt to make new friends, she finds support in an unlikely source.

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