Holly Goldberg Sloan

Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident.

"A stray dog helps a girl cope with the loss of her father and leads her to meet something new and special"-- Provided by publisher.

A young possum strikes out on her own and winds up trapped in a human house before her brothers can rescue her.

"From New York Times bestselling author Holly Goldberg Sloan, a hilarious and heartfelt novel for fans of Maria Semple and Emma Straub about a family trying to restore a ramshackle beachside motel-and their own lives. What good was thinking the future only held cloudy skies? Wasn't the reality that pieces of blue were always there, waiting to break through? When Paul Hill drowns in a surfing accident, he leaves his wife, Lindsey, and their three children...

The happily-ever-after that teenagers Sam and Emily envisioned for themselves is turned on its head when Sam's unstable father makes a jailbreak and comes after his sons and Emily for revenge.

A timid eighth-grade girl's life changes when her best friend convinces her to try out for the soccer team.

Nell's a newly single mom who wants this Christmas to be extra - special for her two kids. It turns out to be special, indeed, but it's not what she had in mind. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong. Chaos reigns in this entertaining comedy, and the notion of 'family' takes on a whole new meaning.

Angels in the outfield. A boy, praying for his father's return, and the California Angels, praying for a pennant, join forces and learn to believe that anything is possible. Angels in the infield. The daughter of a big league pitcher on a losing streak prays for some help to restore his self-confidence. Her prayers are answered - sort of - with the arrival of the late, almost great, Bob Bugler.