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Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel
Twelve-year-old Stevie's world changes drastically when her parents are tragically killed and she is forced to live with her estranged grandfather at his run-down motel. After failed attempts to connect with her grandfather, Stevie befriends the colorful motel tenants and neighbors. Together, they decide to bring some color and life to the motel by planting a flower garden, against Stevie's grandfather's wishes. It will take Stevie's departure before her grandfather realizes just how needed she is by everyone.
336 pages, Hardcover
First published March 28, 2017
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Kimberly Willis Holt
33 books219 followersKimberly Willis Holt is the author of the Piper Reed series, including Piper Reed, Navy Brat, Piper Reed, Clubhouse Queen, and Piper Reed, Rodeo Star. She has written many award-winning novels, including The Water Seeker and My Louisiana Sky, as well as the picture books Waiting for Gregory and Skinny Brown Dog. A former Navy brat herself, Holt was born in Pensacola, Florida, and lived all over the U.S. and the world—from Paris to Norfolk to Guam to New Orleans. Holt long dreamed of being a writer, but first worked as a radio news director, marketed a water park, and was an interior decorator, among other jobs. A few years after she started writing, her third book, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, won a National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She resides in West Texas with her family.
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July 15, 2020
Yes, I love, love, loved this children's book. Let me count the ways:
Main character's name was Stevie, named after Stevie Nicks. She is so sweet and adorable and has been through so much, and is so strong anyway. You cannot help but want all the best things for her. Despite all her loss and trauma, she still just lies low and doesn't expect anything from anyone. A lot of adults I know could learn a lot from Stevie. I think I probably could, for that matter. She is so thoughtful and mindful of the needs of others above her own.
I really liked most of the characters. They felt like they were from a simpler time.
I finished the book hopeful for a happy future for her and "Winnie". So sweet. The world needs more stories like. No political agenda. Just a good story with a character so well-written you feel like you know her and truly care for her. ❤❤
I plan to read everything else this author has written!!
Highly recommended for all ages!
Main character's name was Stevie, named after Stevie Nicks. She is so sweet and adorable and has been through so much, and is so strong anyway. You cannot help but want all the best things for her. Despite all her loss and trauma, she still just lies low and doesn't expect anything from anyone. A lot of adults I know could learn a lot from Stevie. I think I probably could, for that matter. She is so thoughtful and mindful of the needs of others above her own.
I really liked most of the characters. They felt like they were from a simpler time.
I finished the book hopeful for a happy future for her and "Winnie". So sweet. The world needs more stories like. No political agenda. Just a good story with a character so well-written you feel like you know her and truly care for her. ❤❤
I plan to read everything else this author has written!!
Highly recommended for all ages!
July 18, 2018
A perfect summer read for me, taking me back to the kind of novels that I enjoyed reading as a child. I enjoy Holt's characters, style and stories.
I would probably recommend this for a Gr 5-8 student.
I would probably recommend this for a Gr 5-8 student.
February 24, 2019
What a great emotional story.
May 20, 2020
One of my favorite books!
February 9, 2018
This is a solid book. Maybe it's bad of me, but I was quite disappointed in her parents. The author tried to redeem them at the end, but it didn't work.
Anyway, the main character, Stevie, is a 13-yr old girl who loves gardening among other things. Then her parents get killed, as pedestrians, by a drunk driver. Stevie must move to a ghetto town outside of Dallas where her grandfather runs a ghetto motel.
I believe the author did this to hold suspense, but I didn't like the way she told us stuff about Stevie's background. Her parents, it turns out, kept a trove of secrets from Stevie for no good reason whatsoever. So Stevie navigates the little town, and eventually some relatives in Louisiana, to try to learn about her family.
Mostly though the story is a very fun read. 4 stars for sure.
Anyway, the main character, Stevie, is a 13-yr old girl who loves gardening among other things. Then her parents get killed, as pedestrians, by a drunk driver. Stevie must move to a ghetto town outside of Dallas where her grandfather runs a ghetto motel.
I believe the author did this to hold suspense, but I didn't like the way she told us stuff about Stevie's background. Her parents, it turns out, kept a trove of secrets from Stevie for no good reason whatsoever. So Stevie navigates the little town, and eventually some relatives in Louisiana, to try to learn about her family.
Mostly though the story is a very fun read. 4 stars for sure.
May 9, 2017
Right off the bat this is yet another book that deals with dead parents, so it was already working its way up from a negative. Overall I thought this book was ok. The other characters in the motel add some interest to this book, but in general I felt like this little girl was almost too perfect to connect with. Losing your entire world and then moving in with a strange old guy that barely talks to you? 13 year old Stevie's not too concerned! In fact, she's going to cook you dinner and then spend all her money to plant you an elaborate garden.
August 31, 2019
Hearbreaking. Resilient. Stevie goes to live with an unknown grandfather after her parents are killed in a roadside accident. She soon begins to piece together that her parents did not tell her about their pasts and begins to move through her grief while reconciling what her parents hid from her.
March 1, 2021
This book is physically super pretty, with an embossed title on a matte dust jacket, smaller-than-average dimensions, and deckle edges, plus little sketches (mostly of flowers) below each chapter heading. On the downside, everything we learned about her parents made me hate them more, at times I got a little tired of the MC's preachy "I would never judge anyone for anything" attitude, and I actually can't decide if I like where she ended up or not.
However, the motel and its cast of characters is quirky and fun, I liked the developing relationship between MC and her grandfather, and I do love Willis Holt's writing style, so I'll round up because I think this is a book I would have enjoyed a lot as a kid. And because the main character is named Stevie after Stevie Nicks, which is a nickname I attempted to adopt online for a while after I became a Fleetwood Mac fan, also by way of a parent.
Side note: for some reason, I seem absolutely incapable of remembering the order of the first three main words in the title. (Texas at the Blooming Sunrise? Sunrise at the Texas Blooming? I know those words are in there! The cover even tries to help me out by putting BLOOMING in bigger letters -- the multiple-meanings theme of the novel, and what could have been a one-word title -- but I still can't recall it without carefully working it out.)
However, the motel and its cast of characters is quirky and fun, I liked the developing relationship between MC and her grandfather, and I do love Willis Holt's writing style, so I'll round up because I think this is a book I would have enjoyed a lot as a kid. And because the main character is named Stevie after Stevie Nicks, which is a nickname I attempted to adopt online for a while after I became a Fleetwood Mac fan, also by way of a parent.
Side note: for some reason, I seem absolutely incapable of remembering the order of the first three main words in the title. (Texas at the Blooming Sunrise? Sunrise at the Texas Blooming? I know those words are in there! The cover even tries to help me out by putting BLOOMING in bigger letters -- the multiple-meanings theme of the novel, and what could have been a one-word title -- but I still can't recall it without carefully working it out.)
January 24, 2022
I really enjoyed Blooming. The librarian gave it to me after our school’s book-fair. This book definitely had a lot of parts which all allowed the reader to experience many different kinds of emotions. I absolutely loved Stevie and her story. I would highly recommend this book to young or older readers.
March 31, 2018
This was well-written and sweet, with a slight tinge of humor. And yet, at times, it felt a bit too nice, with situations resolving a bit too easily, even for YA readers.
Here's the rundown: Stevie goes to live with her grandfather after her parents are unexpectedly killed. She's never met this grandfather, who owns a run-down motel in Texas. As she struggles to adapt to this new environment, there are subplots with a cute boy, a skating party, and an elderly teacher with a sleep disorder.
"Blooming" is a cute story that reads well. Stevie is likable and has an interesting view of the life, and Holt includes enough quirky details to keep it interesting. Yet, some of story felt too unrealistic, too contrived: After Stevie suddenly finds out that she has a grandfather on her mother's side, she suddenly discovers an aunt and family on her father's that she's never met or even heard mentioned. What does this say for her parents' characters that they were both estranged from their families? And why would they both be keeping secrets from Stevie? This is never explained.
Equally frustrating is that it seems to be Stevie’s responsibility (who just lost her parents, by the way), to bridge the gap with her unknown grandfather. Who, of course, is gruff and aloof at first, until she softens him up. Oh, oh, oh: Isn’t it time we start writing books about girls who put their own feelings first, not everyone else’s?
And yet, after saying all of this, I still got sucked into the story and even became a bit teary-eyed towards the ending. And kudos to Holt for including Horace and Ida, a married couple, both of whom depend upon wheelchairs for mobility. It's refreshing to see such touches in a YA novel.
While I found "Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel" to be a bit unrealistic at times, with some of the emotions too easily earned, I still enjoyed and recommend this bittersweet story to all YA lovers.
Here's the rundown: Stevie goes to live with her grandfather after her parents are unexpectedly killed. She's never met this grandfather, who owns a run-down motel in Texas. As she struggles to adapt to this new environment, there are subplots with a cute boy, a skating party, and an elderly teacher with a sleep disorder.
"Blooming" is a cute story that reads well. Stevie is likable and has an interesting view of the life, and Holt includes enough quirky details to keep it interesting. Yet, some of story felt too unrealistic, too contrived: After Stevie suddenly finds out that she has a grandfather on her mother's side, she suddenly discovers an aunt and family on her father's that she's never met or even heard mentioned. What does this say for her parents' characters that they were both estranged from their families? And why would they both be keeping secrets from Stevie? This is never explained.
Equally frustrating is that it seems to be Stevie’s responsibility (who just lost her parents, by the way), to bridge the gap with her unknown grandfather. Who, of course, is gruff and aloof at first, until she softens him up. Oh, oh, oh: Isn’t it time we start writing books about girls who put their own feelings first, not everyone else’s?
And yet, after saying all of this, I still got sucked into the story and even became a bit teary-eyed towards the ending. And kudos to Holt for including Horace and Ida, a married couple, both of whom depend upon wheelchairs for mobility. It's refreshing to see such touches in a YA novel.
While I found "Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel" to be a bit unrealistic at times, with some of the emotions too easily earned, I still enjoyed and recommend this bittersweet story to all YA lovers.
June 22, 2021
Adult rating: 4 stars
Kid rating: 2 stars
This is one of those well-written, honest, sentimental books that kids today don't much gravitate toward. This is one for the readers. The ones who always have a book in their hands.
Stevie has grown up on a farm with her garden-loving parents. When they die in a freak accident, she is sent to live with the grandfather she has never met. He owns a cheap motel in a small town near Dallas, Texas. He's a short-talking, no hugging, Campbell's soup-eating kind of man. Instead of enrolling her at the public school, he sends her for private tutoring at Mrs. Crump's house. Stevie loves to cook and garden so while her grandfather is away at the Jazz Fest in New Orleans, she plants a flower garden to surprise him. When he returns, he is not amused. Stevie doesn't understand his reaction or why he won't talk about her mother. Slowly, all the pieces come together and she learns an important lesson. "Even if life doesn't turn out exactly like we thought it would, it can still be wonderful."
This is one of those innocent books about a girl trying to answer questions and make sense of her life. Despite all the challenges, there's an upbeat nature to Stevie's personality. There's a few quirky characters to round things out and of course the motel setting. It all paints a picture of a much simpler life. Older folks like me, love that stuff. It's a nostalgia thing. Just not sure kids today will go for it.
Kid rating: 2 stars
This is one of those well-written, honest, sentimental books that kids today don't much gravitate toward. This is one for the readers. The ones who always have a book in their hands.
Stevie has grown up on a farm with her garden-loving parents. When they die in a freak accident, she is sent to live with the grandfather she has never met. He owns a cheap motel in a small town near Dallas, Texas. He's a short-talking, no hugging, Campbell's soup-eating kind of man. Instead of enrolling her at the public school, he sends her for private tutoring at Mrs. Crump's house. Stevie loves to cook and garden so while her grandfather is away at the Jazz Fest in New Orleans, she plants a flower garden to surprise him. When he returns, he is not amused. Stevie doesn't understand his reaction or why he won't talk about her mother. Slowly, all the pieces come together and she learns an important lesson. "Even if life doesn't turn out exactly like we thought it would, it can still be wonderful."
This is one of those innocent books about a girl trying to answer questions and make sense of her life. Despite all the challenges, there's an upbeat nature to Stevie's personality. There's a few quirky characters to round things out and of course the motel setting. It all paints a picture of a much simpler life. Older folks like me, love that stuff. It's a nostalgia thing. Just not sure kids today will go for it.
July 27, 2017
Stevie is a natural-born gardener, taking after her parents, who own a farm stand in Taos, New Mexico. When a drunk driver kills them both in an instant, Stevie's life is shattered. Sent to live with a grandfather she had no idea existed at his shabby Texas motel, she unravels the secrets her family had buried for years. The garden metaphor serves Holt well and Stevie eventually blooms in an unfamiliar place. Holt also draws on her Southern childhood for inspiration, lending authenticity to the setting with some memorable, cultivating characters: Winston, Arlo, Roy, Violet, Mercedes, Horace, Ida, Miss Crump, Megan. Stevie's grief takes the process of solving a puzzle, leading to a very satisfying conclusion.
September 1, 2020
I LOVED this book!!! I have read it 4 times and once the libraries open up, i'm gonna make it a 5th time!
November 30, 2023
I absolutely loved this book. It was so beautifully written. The author does such an amazing job making every single character have their own wonderful, individual, and beautiful personality.
June 15, 2017
After Stevie's parents die tragically and unexpectedly she moves from New Mexico to Texas to live with her maternal grandfather. The move is hard for Stevie who really loved her life in New mexico and it is made harder by the distance she feels between herself and her grandfather that she has grown up not having a relationship with. Her grandfather runs a motel and Stevie immediately sets to work trying to add some beauty and charm to it, which wins the hearts of the employees and visitors alike.
Eventually, Stevie learns she has family in Louisiana too and they invite her to visit and make a home there. The experience of spending time with her father's lively family and her reserved grandfather in Texas is as different as night and day. Stevie enjoys her time there, but struggles with her feelings about Texas and all the roots she managed to put down there in such little time.
The characterization is what drives this story; the people are so vivid. I was a little thrown by some of the family secrets that caused both of Stevie's parents to cut off ties to their loved ones, but only because I was assuming the rifts were caused by something overwhelmingly bad, which was not the case. The settings are lushly described and the chapters are short and sweet, which keeps the pages turning.
Recommended for grades 5-8.
Eventually, Stevie learns she has family in Louisiana too and they invite her to visit and make a home there. The experience of spending time with her father's lively family and her reserved grandfather in Texas is as different as night and day. Stevie enjoys her time there, but struggles with her feelings about Texas and all the roots she managed to put down there in such little time.
The characterization is what drives this story; the people are so vivid. I was a little thrown by some of the family secrets that caused both of Stevie's parents to cut off ties to their loved ones, but only because I was assuming the rifts were caused by something overwhelmingly bad, which was not the case. The settings are lushly described and the chapters are short and sweet, which keeps the pages turning.
Recommended for grades 5-8.
June 22, 2017
Stevie spent her childhood loving life on her parents' flower and herb farm dancing to records and never knowing much about any other family. During middle school, an accident takes both her parents, and Stevie is sent to live in Texas at a motel with her closest living relative, her estranged grandfather. Initially, he's grumpy, refuses to enroll Stevie in public school, and seems to be hiding some details of his past. Stevie attempts to form a relationship with him because she has no one else in the world.
I thought this book was pretty decent, but I have grown a little tired of reading both-dead-parents books. I do understand this happens, but I feel like that's a slightly overused angle in YA novels lately. The characters in the book were authentic, and the story line moved pretty quickly. I feel like many sixth or seventh graders may appreciate this book.
I thought this book was pretty decent, but I have grown a little tired of reading both-dead-parents books. I do understand this happens, but I feel like that's a slightly overused angle in YA novels lately. The characters in the book were authentic, and the story line moved pretty quickly. I feel like many sixth or seventh graders may appreciate this book.
July 19, 2017
Bloom where you're planted (or making the best out of your situation) is easier said than done. Take it from thirteen year old Stevie. Stevie was named after her parents favorite singer - Stevie Nicks. Stevie was living happily with her parents in New Mexico. They had a great plant business and roadside stand. Then, Stevie's world comes crashing down around her when her parents are both killed in an accident while she is at school. Naturally, Stevie wilts. She is sent to live in Texas with her grandfather - whom she knows nothing about. When she arrives at the bus depot - he doesn't even pick her up. She is taken home by one of his employees. Her new home is a run down motel. Life is looking pretty bleak and withered. Luckily, she meets some interesting characters around the motel who help her out. Perhaps she just may find a way to bloom at the Texas Sunrise Hotel.
August 5, 2017
Stevie's world is turned upside down when a drunk driver plows into her family's plant and garden stand and kills her parents. She then rides the bus to live with her grandfather, the only relative that she knows about and knows very little about him. He is quiet and runs the Texas Sunrise Motel. Bit by bit, Stevie learns about her past and comes to realize circumstances that have led to where she is now.
I wanted to give this 4 1/2 stars! The colorful characters were a delight to read about! The only drawback (that cost 1/2 a star) is that I would have liked to have known more about Stevie's past and the people that surrounded her. I loved all the plant metaphors in the book.
It's recommended for middle school.
Language: Very few instances of "oh, Lord"
Sex: None; child born out of wedlock
Violence: None
I wanted to give this 4 1/2 stars! The colorful characters were a delight to read about! The only drawback (that cost 1/2 a star) is that I would have liked to have known more about Stevie's past and the people that surrounded her. I loved all the plant metaphors in the book.
It's recommended for middle school.
Language: Very few instances of "oh, Lord"
Sex: None; child born out of wedlock
Violence: None
November 4, 2017
Holt, Kimberly Willis Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel, 325 pgs. Christy Ottaviano Books, 2017 (Henry Holt and Co.) $16.99 Content: G.
Stevie has lived a simple life with her mom and dad on a small farm. They sell their produce at a stand on the side of the road. When Stevie’s parents are killed by a car, Stevie moves to a small Texas town with her grandfather that she didn’t know existed. As Stevie tries to deal with the grief of losing her parents, she also tries to connect with her family and uncover why her parents never told her about them.
This is a sweet coming of age story with quirky characters in a small town setting. Stevie is a very likable character and the story unfolds at the perfect pace. Holt does a great job drawing the reader in and makes the characters easy to relate to.
EL, MS – ADVISABLE. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
Stevie has lived a simple life with her mom and dad on a small farm. They sell their produce at a stand on the side of the road. When Stevie’s parents are killed by a car, Stevie moves to a small Texas town with her grandfather that she didn’t know existed. As Stevie tries to deal with the grief of losing her parents, she also tries to connect with her family and uncover why her parents never told her about them.
This is a sweet coming of age story with quirky characters in a small town setting. Stevie is a very likable character and the story unfolds at the perfect pace. Holt does a great job drawing the reader in and makes the characters easy to relate to.
EL, MS – ADVISABLE. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
November 5, 2017
Stevie's life is a happy one, living with her parents on their small farm, raising herbs and flowers to sell. She doesn't ask questions about their past, for fear of upsetting her parents. But when her parents die suddenly, she is sent from her home in New Mexico to a small town outside of Dallas to live with a grandfather she didn't even know she had. Now Stevie has to unravel her past, trying to glean clues from everyone around her who clearly don't want to talk about it. Slowly but sure Stevie pieces together stories of her parents and learns more about who they were, all while trying to figure out who she is and where she belongs now. Perfect for the reader who wants a sad and introspective book, grades 4 & up.
March 28, 2018
Can a girl named Stevie find her way in the world after the tragic death of both of her parents? The answer is a resounding yes! Stevie's life is not what she imagined it . . . actually, she and her parents had a dream of visiting Australia together, but instead she finds herself living with her curmudgeonly grandfather at a hole-in-the-wall motel in Texas. Dinner consists of soup de jour, a la Campbell Soup Company (every night) and an octogenarian private tutor who suffers from narcolepsy, instead of public school. But somehow, with a little (no, a lot of) help from her new friends (and new-found family), she blossoms into a fine young lady, proud of her name (from Stevie Nicks, of Fleetwood Mac) and excited about her new found life.
January 28, 2018
OK. Not beautiful writing, but easy to read. Young girl looses parents, meets family she's never met, and grows to love the people her parents loved/who love them - but for reasons not entirely clear - had become isolated from each other. Nothing especially horrible (thank goodness) happened - but this creates some suspense, a little predictable flirting, and there are some attempts at humor ... this is why I can't stand to spend my time reading young person fiction anymore. Too boring. However probably a good read for a 12 year old. I would not be impressed if this Newbery contender were to win.
February 27, 2018
I feel instantly in love with Stevie and not because I’m at Fleetwood Mac fanatic but because I wanted to ease her pain. After her wonderfully eccentric parents are killed at their roadside stand, Stevie is sent to live with a grandfather she didn’t know she had in Texas. Crusty and withdrawn Winston owns a motel with an eclectic groups of residents and employees who warmly welcome her. Stevie soon discovers her parents really hadn’t shared who they were outside their tight-knit threesome. Holt slowly unravels the past through a series of relationships that eventually and predictably blossom.
February 26, 2019
This is a sweet book, and I love the cover (yes, I chose the book by its cover) but at times it is a little slow. Brief summary: Stevie loses both of her parents in a car accident and has to move in with her unknown estranged grandfather who owns a run down motel in a small Texas town full of eccentric characters that Stevie befriends. Essentially, this book is a study of characters, which I really like that concept, but I wish the characters were more developed. I want to know the complete back story of Horace and his wife, and Frida and her mother, Arlo and his son and all of Stevie's cousins. They are fun and quirky and I really loved them all but they are underdeveloped. I also did not like the reasons behind Stevie's parents' broken relationships with their families, I felt like they weren't justification enough for isolating Stevie. Three stars because I just need more.
March 14, 2017
I received an advance reader's edition through a Goodreads giveaway. I really enjoyed this book, and I think it's a great story for a middle grade girl. The writing is beautiful and genuine, and I came to adore Stevie and the other characters in the book. The idea of a child who loses her parents too soon is nothing new, but the endearing way in which Holt tells the story and the way she reveals the secrets throughout the book kept my interest. I will probably get a copy for my school's library.
June 24, 2017
After Stevie's world crumbles when her parents are killed in an accident in New Mexico, Stevie is sent to live with her maternal grandfather, whom she has never met, in his run-down Texas Sunrise Motel. She gradually makes the most of her situation and blooms where she is planted.
Even though the town of Little Esther, Texas is small, the cast of fully developed characters that live and work in the motel and in the town grow in your heart. Loved the metaphors in the book sections related to plants from seedlings to cultivate and blooming.
Even though the town of Little Esther, Texas is small, the cast of fully developed characters that live and work in the motel and in the town grow in your heart. Loved the metaphors in the book sections related to plants from seedlings to cultivate and blooming.
September 3, 2018
I really enjoyed this book, although I didn't love the ending. I think students will find it satisfying, though. The story of Stevie and her family will pull at readers' heartstrings but isn't too sappy. Stevie is a really cool girl and I think both boys and girls alike will root for her to find a home after the loss of her parents. I'm not sure the ending worked out the way it would have in real life, but other than that, I think the development of the characters and the setting of this book will bring readers right into Stevie's world.
January 28, 2019
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Unique Feature: The relationships between Stevie and her Grandfather was very unique to me, for the majority of the story I felt as if there was constant tension between the two. It seemed as if sometimes they wanted to let one another in, but neither of them would allow that. As the story unraveled and closer to the end of the book, I noticed a transformation in their relationship. After opening up, they were both able to gain a new understanding of one another and began to truly connect.
Grade(s): 4-6
Date completed: 1/17/2019
Unique Feature: The relationships between Stevie and her Grandfather was very unique to me, for the majority of the story I felt as if there was constant tension between the two. It seemed as if sometimes they wanted to let one another in, but neither of them would allow that. As the story unraveled and closer to the end of the book, I noticed a transformation in their relationship. After opening up, they were both able to gain a new understanding of one another and began to truly connect.
Grade(s): 4-6
Date completed: 1/17/2019
August 3, 2019
A heartbreaking story with a hopeful ending. This is a beautiful book that many of my girls would read but unfortunately, due to the cover, I’m going to have to sell the book to them first. Lackluster cover art seems to be a trend in middle grade novels. I realize that readers shouldn’t “judge a book by its cover.” However, as a librarian trying to get reluctant readers to choose a book, it helps if the publisher has helped us fight half the battle with a book that a child doesn’t want to put down.
June 24, 2017
This YA book was one I enjoyed from cover to cover. Stevie, the 8th grade protagonist, tells her story in the first person. It starts off with Stevie on a bus headed for Texas to live with the grandfather she never met, nor knew she had because her parents died in a freak accident in Taos, New Mexico. The story unfolds and shows how one person can make a difference and how it is important to look a bit deeper in everyone we meet for the good and for the redeeming qualities.
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