Whippoorwill

"Unexpected, generous, and poignant." --Huntley Fitzpatrick, author of What I Thought Was True Sixteen-year-old Clair Taylor has neighbors who are what locals call whippoorwills, the kind of people who fill their yards with rusty junk. Clair tries to ignore her surroundings, choosing instead to dream of a future beyond her rural New Hampshire town. But, when a black dog named Wally is chained up to a pole next door, Clair can't look the other way. Clair decides to save Wally, and the immediate connection she has with the lovable dog catches her off-guard, but even more surprising is her bond with eighteen-year-old Danny Stewart, the boy next door.

Author: Joseph Monninger
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 09/13/2016
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780544813564

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 180257 / Whippoorwill

About the Author
Joseph Monninger is an English professor and New Hampshire guide. He is the author of the young adult novels Finding Somewhere, Wish, Hippie Chick, and Baby. He also writes fiction and nonfiction for adults. He lives in Warren, New Hampshire.