Stay : a novel

Summary: In the summer of 1969, fourteen-year-old Lucas Painter carries a huge weight on his shoulders. His brother is fighting in Vietnam. His embattled parents are locked in a never-ending war. And his best friend, Connor, is struggling with his own family issues. To find relief from the chaos, Lucas takes long, meandering walks, and one day he veers into the woods. There he discovers an isolated cabin and two huge dogs. Frightened, he runs. And the dogs run with him. Lucas finds unusual peace in running with the dogs, and eventually he meets their owner, Zoe Dinsmore. Closed off and haunted by a tragic past, Zoe has given up. She doesn't want to be saved. She wants out. But Lucas doesn't want her to go, and he sees an opportunity to bring more than one friend back into the light. It's either the best or worst idea he's ever had, but Lucas isn't giving up on Zoe or Connor.

Item details

ISBN: 9781542042406
ISBN: 1542042402
ISBN: 9781542042383
ISBN: 1542042380
Physical Description: print
285 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

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Includes book club questions.

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Subject:

Teenage boys Fiction
Dysfunctional families Fiction
Dogs Fiction
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Fiction
Recluses Fiction
Friendship Fiction
FICTION / Coming of Age
FICTION / Historical / General
FICTION / Literary
Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dogs
Dysfunctional families
Friendship
Recluses
Teenage boys

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Domestic fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.

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